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Rubí, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Rubí is a municipality in Catalonia (Spain), in the comarca of Vallès Occidental and the province of Barcelona, 15 kilometers from Barcelona. It is bordered on the north by Terrassa and Ullastrell, on the south by Sant Cugat del Vallès, on the west by Castellbisbal and on the east by Sant Quirze del Vallès. Rubí is an official municipality of Barcelona province, identified by INE code 08184. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 32.3 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 41.4933, 2.0325. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What does the local overview record about Rubí?

Rubí is a municipality in Catalonia (Spain), in the comarca of Vallès Occidental and the province of Barcelona, 15 kilometers from Barcelona. It is bordered on the north by Terrassa and Ullastrell, on the south by Sant Cugat del Vallès, on the west by Castellbisbal and on the east by Sant Quirze del Vallès.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Rubí?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Rubí. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Rubí, at a recorded elevation of approximately 164 metres. 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 Rubí?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 32.3 square kilometres for Rubí municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Rubí?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 123 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What geographic scope do the facts for Rubí use?

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

Which province is Rubí in?

Rubí is shown within Barcelona province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Does Rubí 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 reference coordinate is recorded for Rubí?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.4933, 2.0325. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Rubí figures imply?

Dividing the INE population of 80,433 by the recorded municipal area of 32.3 km² gives approximately 2,490.2 residents per km² for Rubí municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How does NLS avoid mixing Rubí with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08184 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Where is Rubí?

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

What is the official INE code used for Rubí?

The official municipality context used for Rubí has INE code 08184. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

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

Rubí 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 Rubí?

The latest imported INE population for Rubí municipality is 80,433, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Rubí?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Rubí municipality, recorded population changed by 8.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Rubí?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Rubí municipality is €14,794 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Rubí?

INE records an average age of 41.6 years for Rubí municipality, for period 2023.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Rubí?

Within the same displayed series for Rubí municipality, the lowest population value is 74,492 residents in 2015.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Rubí?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Rubí municipality is 77,218 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What share of residents in Rubí is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 14.2% for Rubí municipality, in period 2023.

What is the average household size in Rubí?

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

What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Rubí?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Rubí municipality, the highest population value is 80,433 residents in 2023.

What period does the population figure for Rubí 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 many published population observations are shown for Rubí?

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

What share of residents in Rubí is aged 65 or over?

INE records 16.9% of residents aged 65 or over for Rubí municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Rubí municipality records €2,172 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What appraised housing value is available for Rubí?

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,458 per square metre for Rubí municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

Where does the published appraised housing value series for Rubí begin?

The displayed series for Rubí municipality begins at €1,905 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

When does the current appraised housing value series for Rubí reach its maximum?

Within the 12 displayed observations for Rubí municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,458 per m² in 2026Q1.

What does the first available quarterly transaction count point show for Rubí?

The displayed series for Rubí municipality begins at 187 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the largest registered sale-price benchmark value for Rubí?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Barcelona province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €3,234 per m² in 2026Q2.

What period span does the displayed regional house-price index evidence cover for Rubí?

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

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

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

How extensive is the current appraised housing value series used for Rubí?

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

When does the current quarterly transaction count series for Rubí reach its maximum?

Within the 12 displayed observations for Rubí municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 315 transactions in 2025Q2.

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Rubí market?

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Cataluña changed by 10.1% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

How different is the latest appraised housing value point from the first one shown for Rubí?

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Rubí municipality changed by 29.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Rubí?

Dirección General del Catastro records 10,669 buildings for Rubí municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Rubí?

The current Catastro building extract records 31,948 dwellings for Rubí municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Rubí?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,979 for Rubí municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Rubí?

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

What share of recorded energy certificates in Rubí is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Rubí municipality, 100.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Rubí?

The 2010 onward band contains 440 recorded buildings for Rubí municipality, representing 4.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Rubí building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 3,275 recorded buildings for Rubí municipality, representing 30.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Which building-age band is largest in Rubí?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 4,623 buildings, or 43.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

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

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,493 recorded buildings for Rubí municipality, representing 14.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Rubí building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 4,623 recorded buildings for Rubí municipality, representing 43.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Rubí?

The Catastro extract records 31,948 dwellings across 10,669 buildings for Rubí municipality, or approximately 2.99 dwellings per recorded building.

What share of cadastral buildings in Rubí is labelled Before 1950?

The Before 1950 band contains 770 recorded buildings for Rubí municipality, representing 7.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Rubí on NLS?

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