Montesquiu, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Montesquiu is a municipality in the comarca (county) of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Ter river in the north of the comarca. It is on the main communication route between Barcelona and Puigcerdà, served by the N-152 road and a station on the Renfe railway line. The thirteenth-century castle is used for cultural events during the summer. Montesquiu became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990. Previously, it formed part of Ripollès.

For Montesquiu, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 2 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Montesquiu, at a recorded elevation of approximately 578 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Farga de Bebié (5 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 4.9 square kilometres for Montesquiu municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 577 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The audited municipality record contains 7 additional named-place records for Montesquiu municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08131 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 2 official population nuclei for Montesquiu municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

The latest imported INE population for Montesquiu municipality is 1,084, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Montesquiu municipality, recorded population changed by 18.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Montesquiu municipality is €14,589 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 43.5 years for Montesquiu municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Montesquiu municipality changed by 18.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Montesquiu municipality is 1,014 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Montesquiu municipality, the highest population value is 1,106 residents in 2022.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Montesquiu municipality records €992 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.

10 of 11 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Montesquiu municipality, equal to 90.9%.

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 Cataluña, the lowest regional house-price index value is 91.2 index points in 2024Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 423 buildings for Montesquiu municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 614 dwellings for Montesquiu 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 1,949 for Montesquiu municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 166 buildings, or 40.2% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 79 recorded buildings for Montesquiu municipality, representing 19.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 83 recorded buildings for Montesquiu municipality, representing 20.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 166 recorded buildings for Montesquiu municipality, representing 40.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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