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Santa Maria de Besora, Barcelona property and area FAQs
Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès. Within Barcelona province, Santa Maria de Besora is recorded as municipality 08253 in the official INE register. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 24.7 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 42.1294, 2.2589. 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 Santa Maria de Besora?
Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.
How many settlement centres are recorded around Santa Maria de Besora?
Santa Maria de Besora’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Santa Maria de Besora, at a recorded elevation of approximately 875 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 Santa Maria de Besora?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 24.7 square kilometres for Santa Maria de Besora municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What elevation is recorded for Santa Maria de Besora?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 866 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How many additional named-place records are associated with Santa Maria de Besora?
The audited municipality record contains 20 additional named-place records for Santa Maria de Besora municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
Does Santa Maria de Besora 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 geographic level does the Santa Maria de Besora page cover?
Santa Maria de Besora 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.
What is the official INE code used for Santa Maria de Besora?
The official municipality context used for Santa Maria de Besora has INE code 08253. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Santa Maria de Besora?
The latest imported INE population for Santa Maria de Besora municipality is 164, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Santa Maria de Besora?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, recorded population changed by 10.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Santa Maria de Besora?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Santa Maria de Besora municipality is €15,620 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Santa Maria de Besora?
INE records an average age of 48.4 years for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, for period 2023.
What is the average household size in Santa Maria de Besora?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.10 people per household for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in Santa Maria de Besora is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 4.3% for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, in period 2023.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Santa Maria de Besora?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Santa Maria de Besora municipality is 155 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Property market evidence
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Santa Maria de Besora 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 Santa Maria de Besora?
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 Santa Maria de Besora?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 17.6% in 2026Q2.
Which published period has the smallest regional foreign-buyer share value for Santa Maria de Besora?
Within the same displayed series for Cataluña, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 15.1% in 2025Q3.
How many transactions are in the Notariado snapshot for Santa Maria de Besora?
The current snapshot contains 2 recorded transactions for Santa Maria de Besora municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.
What is the earliest displayed Santa Maria de Besora regional house-price index observation?
The displayed series for Cataluña begins at 91.2 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the earliest displayed Santa Maria de Besora registered sale-price benchmark observation?
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.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Santa Maria de Besora?
Dirección General del Catastro records 146 buildings for Santa Maria de Besora municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Santa Maria de Besora?
The current Catastro building extract records 97 dwellings for Santa Maria de Besora municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Santa Maria de Besora?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,919 for Santa Maria de Besora municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
Which building-age band is largest in Santa Maria de Besora?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 65 buildings, or 51.2% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Santa Maria de Besora?
The Catastro extract records 97 dwellings across 146 buildings for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, or approximately 0.66 dwellings per recorded building.
How much of the recorded Santa Maria de Besora building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?
The 1950–1969 band contains 22 recorded buildings for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, representing 17.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Santa Maria de Besora building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?
The 2010 onward band contains 7 recorded buildings for Santa Maria de Besora municipality, representing 5.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Santa Maria de Besora on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Santa Maria de Besora. 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.