El Rourell, Tarragona property and area FAQs

El Rourell is a municipality situated in the comarca of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The name "El Rourell" is derived from the Rourell oak tree, which is prominently featured in the municipality's coat of arms.

For El Rourell, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is El Rourell, at a recorded elevation of approximately 116 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Originally part of the larger estate of Quince, El Rourell came under the ownership of the Molnells family between 1150 and 1158, through a grant by Ramon Berenguer IV and Archbishop Bernard of Tort. Berenguer Molnells later joined the Order of the Templars, whose influence in El Rourell was significant. This led to the establishment of the Order of Rourell, which operated under the authority of the Barony of Barberà. After the Templars were disbanded, the lands of El Rourell passed to the Bishopric of Tarragona. Subsequently, rights over El Rourell were held by the Plegamans and the Marquis of Vallgornera, who were major landowners in the region. Even until recent years, El Rourell retained notable aspects of its feudal past.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 2.3 square kilometres for El Rourell municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 114 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

El Rourell is in Tarragona province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The official municipality context used for El Rourell has INE code 43134. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

El Rourell is an official municipality in Tarragona province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The latest imported INE population for El Rourell municipality is 403, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for El Rourell municipality, recorded population changed by 1.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for El Rourell municipality is €14,304 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 43.3 years for El Rourell municipality, for period 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for El Rourell municipality is 382 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 9.7% for El Rourell municipality, in period 2023.

The displayed series for El Rourell municipality begins at 397 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for El Rourell municipality records €1,007 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.

The current snapshot contains 6 recorded transactions for El Rourell municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Tarragona province is €1,741 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

6 of 6 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for El Rourell municipality, equal to 100.0%.

Dirección General del Catastro records 242 buildings for El Rourell municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 186 dwellings for El Rourell 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 1,940 for El Rourell municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 133 buildings, or 55.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 186 dwellings across 242 buildings for El Rourell municipality, or approximately 0.77 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1950–1969 band contains 13 recorded buildings for El Rourell municipality, representing 5.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 1 recorded buildings for El Rourell municipality, representing 0.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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