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Banyoles, Girona property and area FAQs

The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Banyoles was connected to Girona by the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Banyoles?

The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany".

What does the official settlement record show for Banyoles?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 4 official population nuclei for Banyoles. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Banyoles, at a recorded elevation of approximately 175 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Els Pins (51 residents in the cited settlement record), Puigpalter de Dalt (13 residents in the cited settlement record), and Puigpalter (3 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.

What additional local context is recorded for Banyoles?

Banyoles was connected to Girona by the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.

What is the recorded municipal area for Banyoles?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 11.1 square kilometres for Banyoles municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Does Banyoles have a linked official website?

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

What geographic level does the Banyoles page cover?

Banyoles is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

What geographic scope do the facts for Banyoles use?

The stated official-data scope is Banyoles municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

How does NLS avoid mixing Banyoles with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 17015 and keeps the province label Girona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Banyoles?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 4 official population nuclei for Banyoles municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

How many other named localities are recorded for Banyoles?

The audited municipality record contains 17 additional named-place records for Banyoles municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Banyoles?

The latest imported INE population for Banyoles municipality is 20,511, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Banyoles?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Banyoles municipality, recorded population changed by 9.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Banyoles?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Banyoles municipality is €16,164 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Banyoles?

INE records an average age of 41.4 years for Banyoles municipality, for period 2023.

What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Banyoles?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Banyoles municipality is 19,610 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Where does the published population series for Banyoles begin?

The displayed series for Banyoles municipality begins at 18,769 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What period does the population figure for Banyoles cover?

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

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Banyoles?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Banyoles municipality changed by 9.3%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

When is the minimum in the current population series for Banyoles?

Within the same displayed series for Banyoles municipality, the lowest population value is 18,769 residents in 2015.

What share of residents in Banyoles is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 19.1% for Banyoles municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Banyoles?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Banyoles municipality records €1,492 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Banyoles market?

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

What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Banyoles?

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.

When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Banyoles reach its maximum?

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

How many published regional house-price index observations are shown for Banyoles?

The page uses 8 published observations for Cataluña, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

When was the completed-sale snapshot for Banyoles fetched?

The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.

What is the earliest displayed Banyoles regional house-price index observation?

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.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed regional house-price index points for Banyoles?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Cataluña is 100.0 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

How much transaction history is shown for Banyoles?

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Banyoles municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

What is the highest displayed registered sale-price benchmark point relevant to Banyoles?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Girona province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €2,612 per m² in 2026Q2.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Banyoles?

Dirección General del Catastro records 4,379 buildings for Banyoles municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Banyoles?

The current Catastro building extract records 8,720 dwellings for Banyoles municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Banyoles?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,968 for Banyoles municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Banyoles?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 1,246 buildings, or 28.5% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Banyoles?

The Catastro extract records 8,720 dwellings across 4,379 buildings for Banyoles municipality, or approximately 1.99 dwellings per recorded building.

What share of cadastral buildings in Banyoles is labelled Before 1950?

The Before 1950 band contains 912 recorded buildings for Banyoles municipality, representing 20.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Banyoles is labelled 1950–1969?

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,118 recorded buildings for Banyoles municipality, representing 25.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Banyoles?

The 2010 onward band contains 216 recorded buildings for Banyoles municipality, representing 4.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Banyoles is labelled 1990–2009?

The 1990–2009 band contains 883 recorded buildings for Banyoles municipality, representing 20.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Banyoles on NLS?

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

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.