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Valls, Tarragona property and area FAQs

Valls is a city and municipality in the Camp de Tarragona region in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp. Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradition known as the castells. The town is the birthplace of the composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970). The Battle of Valls, during the Peninsular Wars, took place on 25 February 1809.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Valls?

Valls is a city and municipality in the Camp de Tarragona region in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp.

What does the official settlement record show for Valls?

For Valls, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 7 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Valls, at a recorded elevation of approximately 213 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Bon Sol (197 residents in the cited settlement record), Fontscaldes (185 residents in the cited settlement record), la Plana d'en Berga (112 residents in the cited settlement record), Solivent (29 residents in the cited settlement record), and Masmolets (12 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 further factual context is available for Valls?

Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradition known as the castells. The town is the birthplace of the composer Robert Gerhard (1896–1970). The Battle of Valls, during the Peninsular Wars, took place on 25 February 1809.

What is the recorded municipal area for Valls?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 55.3 square kilometres for Valls municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Valls?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.2883, 1.2508. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

What geographic level does the Valls page cover?

Valls 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.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Valls?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 7 official population nuclei for Valls municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

How does NLS avoid mixing Valls with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 43161 and keeps the province label Tarragona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

What elevation is recorded for Valls?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 215 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Does Valls 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.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Valls?

The latest imported INE population for Valls municipality is 24,768, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Valls?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Valls municipality, recorded population changed by 3.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Valls?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Valls municipality is €14,607 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Valls?

INE records an average age of 42.8 years for Valls municipality, for period 2023.

How extensive is the current population series used for Valls?

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

When is the minimum in the current population series for Valls?

Within the same displayed series for Valls municipality, the lowest population value is 23,810 residents in 2016.

What is the average household size in Valls?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Valls municipality, for period 2023.

What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Valls?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Valls municipality changed by 3.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What period does the population figure for Valls 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.

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

INE records 19.2% of residents aged 65 or over for Valls municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Valls municipality records €801 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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.

What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Valls?

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

What is the latest quarterly housing transaction count for Valls?

The latest displayed MITMA point records 73 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Valls municipality.

What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Valls?

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 99.0% of transactions for Valls municipality.

How has the published registered sale-price benchmark series moved across the displayed span for Valls?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Tarragona province changed by 15.7%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Valls?

The displayed Registradores series for Tarragona changed by 12.0% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Valls.

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

Within the 12 displayed observations for Valls municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 92 transactions in 2025Q1.

Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for Valls?

Within the same displayed series for Valls municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 58 transactions in 2023Q4.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Valls?

Dirección General del Catastro records 6,663 buildings for Valls municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Valls?

The current Catastro building extract records 11,693 dwellings for Valls municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Valls?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,958 for Valls municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Valls?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 2,077 buildings, or 31.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Valls is labelled 2010 onward?

The 2010 onward band contains 117 recorded buildings for Valls municipality, representing 1.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Valls building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?

The Before 1950 band contains 2,077 recorded buildings for Valls municipality, representing 31.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,895 recorded buildings for Valls municipality, representing 28.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

The Catastro extract records 11,693 dwellings across 6,663 buildings for Valls municipality, or approximately 1.75 dwellings per recorded building.

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

The 1950–1969 band contains 956 recorded buildings for Valls municipality, representing 14.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Valls on NLS?

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