Marganell, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Marganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is also known as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monasteries (See Santa Cecília de Montserrat and Montserrat monastery). The agriculture in the municipality is mostly of cereals, and the majority of the active population works elsewhere (until recently, in the cotton mills of Castellbell i el Vilar).

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Marganell. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Marganell, at a recorded elevation of approximately 386 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 13.5 square kilometres for Marganell municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 370 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Marganell municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The official municipality context used for Marganell has INE code 08242. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The audited municipality record contains 15 additional named-place records for Marganell municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Marganell is an official municipality in Barcelona province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The latest imported INE population for Marganell municipality is 287, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Marganell municipality, recorded population changed by 15.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Marganell municipality is €15,921 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 44.6 years for Marganell municipality, for period 2023.

The displayed series for Marganell municipality begins at 249 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the same displayed series for Marganell municipality, the lowest population value is 232 residents in 2016.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Marganell municipality is 251 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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 same displayed series for Cataluña, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 15.1% in 2025Q3.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Cataluña changed by 5.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for Marganell municipality is 1 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The page uses 12 published observations for Marganell municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

Dirección General del Catastro records 324 buildings for Marganell municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 252 dwellings for Marganell 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 1,959 for Marganell municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 193 buildings, or 60.9% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 62 recorded buildings for Marganell municipality, representing 19.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 3 recorded buildings for Marganell municipality, representing 0.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 193 recorded buildings for Marganell municipality, representing 60.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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