Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Montcada i Reixac , often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Ripoll river and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona and is therefore a part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona.

For Montcada i Reixac, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 5 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Montcada, at a recorded elevation of approximately 33 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Mas Rampinyo (11,879 residents in the cited settlement record), Can Sant Joan (5,344 residents in the cited settlement record), Terra Nostra (3,418 residents in the cited settlement record), and Can Cuiàs (3,062 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.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 23.5 square kilometres for Montcada i Reixac municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 36 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

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

The official municipality context used for Montcada i Reixac has INE code 08125. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

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

Montcada i Reixac 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.

The audited municipality record contains 22 additional named-place records for Montcada i Reixac municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 5 official population nuclei for Montcada i Reixac municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08125 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Montcada i Reixac 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 41.4867, 2.1879. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The latest imported INE population for Montcada i Reixac municipality is 36,784, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Montcada i Reixac municipality, recorded population changed by 6.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Montcada i Reixac municipality is €14,700 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 41.3 years for Montcada i Reixac municipality, for period 2023.

The displayed series for Montcada i Reixac municipality begins at 34,590 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The page uses 9 published observations for Montcada i Reixac municipality, running from 2015 to 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 simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Montcada i Reixac municipality is 35,938 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Montcada i Reixac municipality, the lowest population value is 34,590 residents in 2015.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Montcada i Reixac municipality, the highest population value is 36,784 residents in 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Montcada i Reixac municipality changed by 6.3%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

INE records 16.6% of residents aged 65 or over for Montcada i Reixac municipality, in period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.70 people per household for Montcada i Reixac municipality, for period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Montcada i Reixac municipality records €2,324 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,313 per square metre for Montcada i Reixac municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Montcada i Reixac municipality begins at €1,961 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 Montcada i Reixac municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,313 per m² in 2026Q1.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Montcada i Reixac municipality, the lowest appraised housing value value is €1,922 per m² in 2023Q4.

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

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

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

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional house-price index value is 109.0 index points in 2026Q2.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Montcada i Reixac municipality changed by 18.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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.

The published price measures use 460 price-informed sales from 521 total recorded transactions for Montcada i Reixac municipality.

Dirección General del Catastro records 4,121 buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 14,897 dwellings for Montcada i Reixac 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 1,969 for Montcada i Reixac municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 1,321 buildings, or 32.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 875 recorded buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, representing 21.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 72 recorded buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, representing 1.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,321 recorded buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, representing 32.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 14,897 dwellings across 4,121 buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, or approximately 3.61 dwellings per recorded building.

The Before 1950 band contains 706 recorded buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, representing 17.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,116 recorded buildings for Montcada i Reixac municipality, representing 27.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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