Arenys de Mar, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Arenys de Mar (Catalan: [əˈɾɛɲz ðə ˈmaɾ], locally [əˈɾɛɲʒ ðə ˈmaɾ]; arenys being Catalan for "sands (of a seasonal creek)", and de mar for "by the sea" as opposed to Arenys de Munt, "sands up hill") is one of the main municipalities of the comarca of Maresme, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Caldes d'Estrac and Canet de Mar, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Barcelona.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 13 official population nuclei for Arenys de Mar. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Arenys de Mar, at a recorded elevation of approximately 35 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Portimar (460 residents in the cited settlement record), L'Hort del Bisbe (304 residents in the cited settlement record), l'Estrella (178 residents in the cited settlement record), Portinyol (170 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Maltemps (168 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Arenys' harbour was for many years the only existing port on the north coast of Barcelona. The beaches, framed by hills which run right down to the sea, give a view of the neighbouring Costa Brava.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 6.8 square kilometres for Arenys de Mar municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Arenys de Mar is in Barcelona province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 10 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.5819, 2.5503. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The audited municipality record contains 1 additional named-place records for Arenys de Mar municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 13 official population nuclei for Arenys de Mar municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08006 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The latest imported INE population for Arenys de Mar municipality is 16,112, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Arenys de Mar municipality, recorded population changed by 8.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Arenys de Mar municipality is €16,679 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 45.1 years for Arenys de Mar municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Arenys de Mar municipality changed by 8.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the same displayed series for Arenys de Mar municipality, the lowest population value is 14,853 residents in 2015.

The page uses 9 published observations for Arenys de Mar municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The displayed series for Arenys de Mar municipality begins at 14,853 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 12.6% for Arenys de Mar municipality, in period 2023.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Arenys de Mar municipality records €2,704 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 17.6% for Cataluña in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Cataluña begins at 16.8% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 17.6% in 2026Q2.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Arenys de Mar municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 98 transactions in 2024Q3.

The latest Registradores average is €280,556 in 2026Q2 for Barcelona. It remains labelled as province evidence.

The displayed series for Barcelona province begins at €2,886 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The displayed series for Cataluña begins at 91.2 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Cataluña changed by 19.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 54 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Arenys de Mar municipality.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,437 buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 8,237 dwellings for Arenys de Mar municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,962 for Arenys de Mar municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 694 buildings, or 28.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 595 recorded buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality, representing 24.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 517 recorded buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality, representing 21.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 8,237 dwellings across 2,437 buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality, or approximately 3.38 dwellings per recorded building.

The Before 1950 band contains 694 recorded buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality, representing 28.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 112 recorded buildings for Arenys de Mar municipality, representing 4.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Arenys de Mar. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.