Mataró, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Mataró is the capital and largest town of the Maresme county in Catalonia, Spain. It is on the Maresme coast, south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, 30 kilometres (19 miles) northeast of Barcelona.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Mataró. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Mataró, at a recorded elevation of approximately 35 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 22.5 square kilometres for Mataró municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 28 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 Mataró municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

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

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

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

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.5333, 2.4500. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The official municipality context used for Mataró has INE code 08121. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The audited municipality record contains 23 additional named-place records for Mataró municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Mataró 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.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08121 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Dividing the INE population of 128,649 by the recorded municipal area of 22.5 km² gives approximately 5,717.7 residents per km² for Mataró municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The latest imported INE population for Mataró municipality is 128,649, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Mataró municipality, recorded population changed by 4.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Mataró municipality is €14,433 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 42.6 years for Mataró municipality, for period 2023.

INE records 18.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Mataró municipality, in period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Mataró municipality, the highest population value is 128,649 residents in 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Mataró municipality is 126,296 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Mataró municipality, for period 2023.

The displayed series for Mataró municipality begins at 123,601 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Mataró municipality changed by 4.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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 imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 16.3% for Mataró municipality, in period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Mataró municipality, the lowest population value is 123,601 residents in 2015.

The page uses 9 published observations for Mataró municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Mataró municipality records €2,501 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,549 per square metre for Mataró municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Mataró municipality begins at €2,020 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Mataró municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,549 per m² in 2026Q1.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Mataró municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 318 transactions in 2024Q1.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Cataluña is 16.1%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Mataró municipality changed by 26.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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

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.

The page uses 12 published observations for Mataró municipality, running from 2023Q2 to 2026Q1.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Barcelona province is €3,037 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Barcelona province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €2,886 per m² in 2024Q3.

Colegio de Registradores reports €3,234 per square metre for Barcelona in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

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.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 89.1% of transactions for Mataró municipality.

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

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

Dirección General del Catastro records 11,906 buildings for Mataró municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 52,461 dwellings for Mataró 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 Mataró municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 1 energy certificates for Mataró municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Catastro extract records 52,461 dwellings across 11,906 buildings for Mataró municipality, or approximately 4.41 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1950–1969 band contains 3,441 recorded buildings for Mataró municipality, representing 29.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Mataró municipality, 0.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1990–2009 band contains 2,541 recorded buildings for Mataró municipality, representing 21.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 3,441 buildings, or 29.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 298 recorded buildings for Mataró municipality, representing 2.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 2,551 recorded buildings for Mataró municipality, representing 21.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 2,977 recorded buildings for Mataró municipality, representing 25.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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