Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona property and area FAQs

Vilassar de Mar is a municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Premià de Mar and Cabrera de Mar, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a dormitory town for Barcelona, and is also known for its horticulture. The main N-II road and a Renfe railway line run through the town, while a local road connects the municipality with the C-32 autopista at Vilassar de Dalt and Mataró and Barcelona. The famous canned food company DANI is based in Vilassar de Mar coming from a Vilassar family.

For Vilassar de Mar, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Vilassar de Mar, at a recorded elevation of approximately 17 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 4.0 square kilometres for Vilassar de Mar municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 10 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

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

Dividing the INE population of 21,050 by the recorded municipal area of 4.0 km² gives approximately 5,262.5 residents per km² for Vilassar de Mar municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The audited municipality record contains 7 additional named-place records for Vilassar de Mar municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The official municipality context used for Vilassar de Mar has INE code 08219. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Vilassar de Mar is in Barcelona province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 08219 and keeps the province label Barcelona. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The latest imported INE population for Vilassar de Mar municipality is 21,050, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Vilassar de Mar municipality, recorded population changed by 2.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Vilassar de Mar municipality is €19,753 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 44.2 years for Vilassar de Mar municipality, for period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Vilassar de Mar municipality, the highest population value is 21,050 residents in 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Vilassar de Mar municipality, the lowest population value is 20,518 residents in 2016.

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

The page uses 9 published observations for Vilassar de Mar municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Vilassar de Mar municipality is 20,790 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Vilassar de Mar municipality changed by 2.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Vilassar de Mar municipality records €3,686 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 simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Barcelona province is €3,037 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The current snapshot contains 218 recorded transactions for Vilassar de Mar municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

The displayed series for Vilassar de Mar municipality begins at 42 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 98.7% of transactions for Vilassar de Mar municipality.

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

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Vilassar de Mar municipality changed by 50.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,698 buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 9,691 dwellings for Vilassar de Mar 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 1,949 for Vilassar de Mar municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 951 buildings, or 35.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 499 recorded buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality, representing 18.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 80 recorded buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality, representing 3.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 9,691 dwellings across 2,698 buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality, or approximately 3.59 dwellings per recorded building.

The Before 1950 band contains 951 recorded buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality, representing 35.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 418 recorded buildings for Vilassar de Mar municipality, representing 15.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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