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Vila-seca, Tarragona property and area FAQs
Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
Place and geography
How is Vila-seca described in the local record?
Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.
How is Vila-seca organised into official settlements?
Vila-seca’s current IGN settlement record contains 3 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Vila-seca, at a recorded elevation of approximately 41 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include la Pineda (4,176 residents in the cited settlement record) and la Plana (693 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 else is documented about Vila-seca?
The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
What is the recorded municipal area for Vila-seca?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 21.6 square kilometres for Vila-seca municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What elevation is recorded for Vila-seca?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 45 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Vila-seca?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 3 official population nuclei for Vila-seca municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
Is Vila-seca an official municipality or a property-search area?
Vila-seca 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 residents per square kilometre do the cited Vila-seca figures imply?
Dividing the INE population of 23,940 by the recorded municipal area of 21.6 km² gives approximately 1,108.3 residents per km² for Vila-seca municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
Where is Vila-seca?
Vila-seca is an official municipality in Tarragona province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
Does Vila-seca 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 Vila-seca?
The latest imported INE population for Vila-seca municipality is 23,940, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Vila-seca?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Vila-seca municipality, recorded population changed by 9.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Vila-seca?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Vila-seca municipality is €14,023 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Vila-seca?
INE records an average age of 40.5 years for Vila-seca municipality, for period 2023.
When does the current population series for Vila-seca reach its maximum?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Vila-seca municipality, the highest population value is 23,940 residents in 2023.
What share of residents in Vila-seca is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 17.0% for Vila-seca municipality, in period 2023.
How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Vila-seca?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Vila-seca municipality changed by 9.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
What is the average household size in Vila-seca?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.60 people per household for Vila-seca municipality, for period 2023.
What is the earliest displayed Vila-seca population observation?
The displayed series for Vila-seca municipality begins at 21,917 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Vila-seca?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Vila-seca municipality is 22,571 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Vila-seca?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Vila-seca municipality records €1,998 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Vila-seca 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 Vila-seca?
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 Vila-seca?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 17.6% in 2026Q2.
What is the arithmetic average across the displayed regional house-price index points for Vila-seca?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Cataluña is 100.0 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What regional house-price index is shown for Vila-seca?
INE reports a house-price index of 109.0 for Cataluña in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.
What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Vila-seca?
The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 75 m² for Vila-seca municipality.
What is the latest quarterly housing transaction count for Vila-seca?
The latest displayed MITMA point records 133 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Vila-seca municipality.
Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for Vila-seca?
Within the same displayed series for Vila-seca municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 114 transactions in 2024Q1.
When does the current quarterly transaction count series for Vila-seca reach its maximum?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Vila-seca municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 155 transactions in 2025Q4.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Vila-seca?
Dirección General del Catastro records 2,504 buildings for Vila-seca municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Vila-seca?
The current Catastro building extract records 16,814 dwellings for Vila-seca municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Vila-seca?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,968 for Vila-seca municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
Which building-age band is largest in Vila-seca?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 826 buildings, or 33.2% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Vila-seca building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?
The 1990–2009 band contains 826 recorded buildings for Vila-seca municipality, representing 33.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Vila-seca?
The Catastro extract records 16,814 dwellings across 2,504 buildings for Vila-seca municipality, or approximately 6.71 dwellings per recorded building.
How much of the recorded Vila-seca building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?
The 1970–1989 band contains 689 recorded buildings for Vila-seca municipality, representing 27.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Vila-seca?
The Before 1950 band contains 462 recorded buildings for Vila-seca municipality, representing 18.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Vila-seca?
The 2010 onward band contains 62 recorded buildings for Vila-seca municipality, representing 2.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Vila-seca on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Vila-seca. 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.