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Olvan, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Olvan is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia. It is made up of the town of Olvan and part of the former industrial colony of Cal Rosal, on the Llobregat river. Olvan is an official municipality of Barcelona province, identified by INE code 08144. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 35.6 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 42.0586, 1.9061. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Olvan?

Olvan is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia. It is made up of the town of Olvan and part of the former industrial colony of Cal Rosal, on the Llobregat river.

How is Olvan organised into official settlements?

Olvan’s current IGN settlement record contains 2 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Olvan, at a recorded elevation of approximately 559 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Cal Rosal (392 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 is the recorded municipal area for Olvan?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 35.6 square kilometres for Olvan municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Olvan?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 553 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How many other named localities are recorded for Olvan?

The audited municipality record contains 44 additional named-place records for Olvan municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Does Olvan 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 is the official INE code used for Olvan?

The official municipality context used for Olvan has INE code 08144. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Is Olvan an official municipality or a property-search area?

Olvan 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.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Olvan?

The latest imported INE population for Olvan municipality is 910, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Olvan?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Olvan municipality, recorded population changed by 6.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Olvan?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Olvan municipality is €15,462 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Olvan?

INE records an average age of 47.3 years for Olvan municipality, for period 2023.

What period does the population figure for Olvan 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 extensive is the current population series used for Olvan?

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

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

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Olvan municipality changed by 6.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Olvan municipality records €1,296 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Olvan 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 Olvan?

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.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Olvan?

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

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Olvan?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 84 m² for Olvan municipality.

What change separates the first and latest displayed regional foreign-buyer share values for Olvan?

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.

What is the lowest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Olvan?

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

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Olvan?

Dirección General del Catastro records 520 buildings for Olvan municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Olvan?

The current Catastro building extract records 503 dwellings for Olvan municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Olvan?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,955 for Olvan municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Olvan?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 156 buildings, or 30.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

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

The 1950–1969 band contains 156 recorded buildings for Olvan municipality, representing 30.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

The Catastro extract records 503 dwellings across 520 buildings for Olvan municipality, or approximately 0.97 dwellings per recorded building.

How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Olvan?

The 1970–1989 band contains 149 recorded buildings for Olvan municipality, representing 28.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Olvan on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Olvan. 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.