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Elevation

Elevation of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

82m

above sea level · 269 ft

Cerdanyola del Vallès is a city of 58,528 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 18th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 73rd lowest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.

By the All Map Tools Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
41.49° N · 2.14° E
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 29′ 28″ N · 2° 8′ 26″ E
UTM coordinates
31T · 428,269 E · 4,593,626 N
Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Cerdanyola del Vallès
INE code 08266
Province and region
Barcelona
Catalonia
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
58,528 people
30.9 km² municipality · 1,897 people/km²

Population

Cerdanyola del Vallès had 58,528 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 1.9% more than in 2015, when it had 57,413. The municipality covers 30.9 km², a density of 1,897 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 18th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 1.0% of its people.

It belongs to the Vallès Occidental comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 23 municipalities, 972,118 people and 583 km². Cerdanyola del Vallès is the 5th most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 6.0% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000

Cerdanyola del Vallès sits 82 m (269 ft) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 1,125 m, and the lowest is Melilla, at 2 m. The average is 280 m, so Cerdanyola del Vallès is 198 m below it.

The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 12 km away in a straight line and 69 m lower than Cerdanyola del Vallès. Madrid is 504 km away.

Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Cerdanyola del Vallès is the 19th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).

Of the 11 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca with a page, Cerdanyola del Vallès is the 4th lowest: the highest is Castellar del Vallès (342 m) and the lowest, Montcada i Reixac (33 m).

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 2,604 m (8,543 ft). It lies 96 km away in a straight line, 2,522 m above Cerdanyola del Vallès.

  1. 81 Cerdanyola del Vallès 82 m
  2. 82 Elche 80 m
  3. 83 El Ejido 73 m

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Cerdanyola del Vallès.

What is the elevation of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain?

Cerdanyola del Vallès sits at 82 meters (269 feet) above sea level. That’s the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point in the national gazetteer, because the published figure for this town didn’t match the terrain.

What are the coordinates of Cerdanyola del Vallès?

Latitude 41.49104 and longitude 2.14068 in decimal degrees (41° 29′ 28″ N · 2° 8′ 26″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 428,269 E and 4,593,626 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Cerdanyola del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 73rd lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (1,125 m) and the lowest, Melilla (2 m).

Which is higher, Cerdanyola del Vallès or Barcelona?

Cerdanyola del Vallès. Cerdanyola del Vallès sits at 82 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 69 m, 12 km apart in a straight line.

Which comarca is Cerdanyola del Vallès in?

Vallès Occidental, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 23 municipalities and 972,118 people.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.

Sources

  • IGN · MDT05 at the gazetteer point (NGMEP) The town’s reference point and its ground height in the terrain model, because the official figure for this town didn’t match the terrain. CC BY 4.0 license.
  • MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
  • Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
  • Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
  • OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).

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