Elevation of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
114m
above sea level · 374 ft
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a city of 97,983 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 8th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 76th highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.47° N · 2.09° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 28′ 14″ N · 2° 5′ 7″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 423,620 E · 4,591,395 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sant Cugat del Vallès
- INE code 08205
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 97,983 people
- 48.3 km² municipality · 2,029 people/km²
Population
Sant Cugat del Vallès had 97,983 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 12% more than in 2015, when it had 87,830. The municipality covers 48.3 km², a density of 2,029 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 8th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 1.6% 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. Sant Cugat del Vallès is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 10% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Sant Cugat del Vallès sits 114 m (374 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 Sant Cugat del Vallès is 166 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 12 km away in a straight line and 101 m lower than Sant Cugat del Vallès. Madrid is 499 km away.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sant Cugat del Vallès is the 16th 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, Sant Cugat del Vallès is the 5th 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, 2,490 m above Sant Cugat del Vallès.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sant Cugat del Vallès.
What is the elevation of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain?
Sant Cugat del Vallès sits at 114 meters (374 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 Sant Cugat del Vallès?
Latitude 41.47052 and longitude 2.08528 in decimal degrees (41° 28′ 14″ N · 2° 5′ 7″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 423,620 E and 4,591,395 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sant Cugat del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 76th highest 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, Sant Cugat del Vallès or Barcelona?
Sant Cugat del Vallès. Sant Cugat del Vallès sits at 114 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 101 m, 12 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Sant Cugat 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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