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Esplugues de Llobregat, in questions
9 figures for Esplugues de Llobregat next to the AMB, each with its source, period and limits. Further down, the 36 questions the viewer can answer.
Figures next to the AMB
Each dot is one of the 36 municipalities; the dark mark is this municipality and the “AMB” line is the reference for the whole metropolitan area.
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Residents
48,424
1.4% of the AMB
Rank 12 of 36 (highest first, logarithmic scale)
Source. INE, annual population census · Period: 1 January 2025
Limit. Resident persons; excludes visitors and floating population. The strip is logarithmic: Barcelona would make a linear one unreadable.
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Population change
+5.7%AMB +7.9%
Rank 22 of 36 (highest first)
Source. Idescat, municipal register · Period: 1 January 2015 to 1 January 2025
Limit. The register, a different series from the annual census of residents. The AMB reference is derived: the sum of the 36 registers.
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Aged 65 and over
23.9%AMB 20.0%
Rank 1 of 36 (highest first)
Source. INE, annual population census · Period: 1 January 2025
Limit. Share of residents; the whole municipality, with no differences between neighbourhoods.
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Net income per person
€17,935AMB €17,634
Rank 16 of 36 (highest first)
Source. INE, Household Income Distribution Atlas (ADRH) · Period: 2023
Limit. Mean of the census sections weighted by 2025 residents, as in the viewer: INE’s municipal figure can differ by up to 5%. Not each household’s income.
Some section has no income value: it is left out of the mean and not counted as zero.
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Rent of new contracts
€1,172AMB €1,071
Rank 5 of 36 (highest first)
Source. Incasòl, rent deposits · Period: first quarter of 2026
Limit. New contracts of the quarter, not the rental stock or what each household pays. The AMB reference is derived.
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Registered unemployment
7.1%AMB 8.2%
Rank 22 of 36 (highest first)
Source. Generalitat, Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu (SEPE data) · Period: August 2026, provisional
Limit. Registered unemployment rate, not the Labour Force Survey; provisional. The AMB reference is derived.
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Jobs per 100 employed residents
111AMB 124
23,550 affiliations located here and 21,300 held by residents
Rank 10 of 36 (highest first)
Source. Idescat, Social Security affiliations by workplace and by residence · Period: end of the second quarter of 2026, provisional
Limit. Affiliations, not persons; registered location of the contribution account, not where the work is physically done. Above 100, it attracts workers.
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Residents more than 500 m from a CAP
37.5%AMB 37.3%
Rank 27 of 36 (highest first)
Source. CatSalut (health centre finder) and INE (2025 census) · Period: centres loaded on 4 Oct 2026; residents on 1 Jan 2025
Limit. Straight-line distance from one point of each census section, not walking time; a registered centre does not guarantee opening hours or capacity; centres outside the AMB are not included. Section value, not the building’s.
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Residents without a 0.5 ha park within 300 m
14.2%AMB 33.7%
Rank 33 of 36 (highest first)
Source. OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and INE (2025 census) · Period: OSM of 29 Sep 2026; residents on 1 Jan 2025
Limit. Straight-line distance to a public park of 0.5 ha or more from one point of the section; OSM completeness varies and parks outside the AMB are not included. Section value, not the building’s.
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More context
Four readings that do not fit a dot strip, each with its own limit.
What people work in
Activity sections that weigh more in Esplugues de Llobregat than across the municipalities with data by sector (end of June 2026).
| Sector | Jobs | Share here | Share in the AMB | Quotient |
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| Manufacturing | 3,440 | 14.6% | 7.3% | × 2.0 |
| Arts, sports and recreation | 925 | 3.9% | 2.3% | × 1.7 |
| Telecommunications and IT services | 2,045 | 8.7% | 5.9% | × 1.5 |
Quotient: location quotient: the sector’s share in the municipality divided by its share across the municipalities with data by sector; above 1, more weight than the reference.
Source. Social Security affiliations by CCAE-2025 section, at the municipality of the contribution account (Idescat), end of June 2026, provisional.
Limit. Affiliations, not persons; rounded to multiples of 5. A cell under 50 affiliations has no quotient. Not an economic-complexity or cluster index.
Open in the viewer →Movement by mobile phone
Estimated trips of a working day, over 500 m, that start in Esplugues de Llobregat.
- ≈ 3.8trips per resident that start here
- ≈ 37,200trips that start and end in the municipality
AMB: ≈ 3.6 trips per resident
Source. MITMA, mobility studies with big data (mobile phones) · Period: working week 13–17 October 2025
Limit. Estimate from mobile devices, not persons; no transport mode or route. Only trips over 500 m: in a small municipality most internal movement does not appear. Pairs under 10 trips a day are not published, so trips towards other places are a minimum. Residents of the MITMA zone, not the INE census; the AMB reference is derived.
Open in the viewer →What the sections are like
The census sections of Esplugues de Llobregat split into five descriptive types, by the residents who live in them.
- A · Dense fabric, many children, low income, large households14.9% · 4 sections · 7,224 residents
- B · Medium density, older population, medium income55.5% · 16 sections · 26,878 residents
- D · Low-density fabric, many children, medium income, mostly built since 198015.2% · 4 sections · 7,363 residents
- E · Dispersed fabric, many children, medium income, far from primary care7.2% · 2 sections · 3,477 residents
- No type (data missing): 2 sections · 3,482 residents
Source. Xamfrà’s own method, k-means with five types, on INE data (2025 census, 2023 income), the Cadastre and service registers. Residents per 2025 section (INE). Generated on 6 Oct 2026 (method 1.0.0).
Limit. Descriptive grouping of the AMB’s sections on ten published variables: not a ranking or a score, and no type is better than another. Section context, not the building or the people. The A–E order is not a hierarchy.
Open in the viewer →EU-funded research
Horizon Europe (2021–2027) and Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) projects with participants in Esplugues de Llobregat.
- 88participations
- 67projects
- 9organisations
AMB: 7,006 participations · 4,981 projects · 788 organisations
Source. CORDIS, European Commission; aggregated by Xamfrà. Data downloaded on 4 Oct 2026.
Limit. Only Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects: not all research, nor private R&D, nor patents. A participation is one organisation in one project.
Open in the viewer →Questions the viewer answers about Esplugues de Llobregat
36 questions with data for Esplugues de Llobregat. Each link opens the viewer with the municipality already chosen and the question’s view. The viewer is in beta and asks for access.
Population
- What is Esplugues de Llobregat like?Area profile in the right panel: residents, ages, income and services, with a reference to compare.Limit: A catalogue reading, not a diagnosis: a record is not capacity.
- Where do older residents live in Esplugues de Llobregat?% aged 65+ of each census section on the buildings; CAPs, pharmacies and shelters highlighted.Limit: Whole-section value (INE 2025), not the residents of each building.View: Older people
- Where do most children live in Esplugues de Llobregat?% aged 0–14 of each census section; schools, nurseries and libraries highlighted.Limit: Section context (INE 2025), not the children in each building.View: Children
- How has the population of Esplugues de Llobregat changed since 2015?Register change 2015–2025 of the area next to the others (blue falls, red grows).Limit: Register on 1 January (INE by municipality; City Council for Barcelona); not the census behind the sections.View: Population change
Services
- Who lives far from a primary-care centre in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest CAP or local clinic; the panel counts residents in sections more than 500 m from a CAP.Limit: Straight line, not walking time; a registered CAP says nothing about capacity.View: Health
- Who lives far from a primary school in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest primary school; the panel counts residents in sections more than 500 m from a primary school.Limit: Catalogued centres with primary education, no places or school zones; straight line.View: Education
- Where are the social service centres in Esplugues de Llobregat?Buildings containing a social service centre, highlighted on a neutral city.Limit: RESES registered addresses; they may not be the current premises.View: Social services
Mobility
- How much public transport is there near each building in Esplugues de Llobregat?Scheduled departures per hour within reach of each building (bus within 300 m; train, metro and tram within 500 m).Limit: Scheduled weekday supply, not passengers or delays; straight line, not the walking route.View: Transit service level
- Who lives far from a train, metro or tram station in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest train, metro or tram station; the panel counts residents in sections more than 500 m from a station.Limit: Station centre (GTFS), not entrances or service; straight line.View: Stations nearby
- Where do the residents of Esplugues de Llobregat work?Inbound and outbound arcs of the municipality and a ranking of where its residents work.Limit: Persons with a registered workplace (INE census 2023), not trips or transport mode.View: Commuting
Housing and economy
- How much is rent in Esplugues de Llobregat?Mean rent of new contracts in the latest quarter, next to the others.Limit: Incasòl deposits: new contracts, not the whole stock or what each household pays.View: Rent
- When were the buildings in Esplugues de Llobregat built?Each building with the period of its cadastral parcel’s oldest construction.Limit: Cadastre (own processing); parcel year, not verified building by building.View: Building age
- What is the registered unemployment rate in Esplugues de Llobregat?Registered unemployment rate of the latest published month, by municipality.Limit: Provisional Generalitat rate, not the Labour Force Survey; no districts or neighbourhoods.View: Unemployment
Environment
- Who has no park nearby in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest public park ≥ 0.5 ha; the panel counts residents with no park within 300 m.Limit: OpenStreetMap parks; straight line to the edge, not walking time or park quality.View: Park nearby
- Which part of Esplugues de Llobregat is noisiest?Buildings tinted by the share of their section’s area at Lden ≥ 65 dB(A); night level on the ground.Limit: Strategic noise-map model, not exposed residents or a measurement.View: Noise
- Who lives far from a climate shelter in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest climate shelter; the panel counts residents in sections more than 500 m from a climate shelter.Limit: A registered shelter does not guarantee opening hours or capacity; straight line, not walking time.View: Climate shelters
More questions (20)
Population
- Where do most people live per km² in Esplugues de Llobregat?Residents per km² of each census section, on the buildings.Limit: Area of the whole section, parks and streets included; not each building’s population.View: Density
- Where do most foreign-national residents live in Esplugues de Llobregat?% of foreign-national residents of each census section, on the buildings.Limit: Nationality (INE 2025), not place of birth; a section value, not the building’s.View: Foreign nationality
Services
- Who lives far from a pharmacy in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building with its distance to the nearest pharmacy; the panel counts residents in sections more than 500 m from a pharmacy.Limit: Authorised pharmacies; straight line, not walking time or on-call hours.View: Pharmacies
- Which facilities are there in Esplugues de Llobregat?Neutral city; each building containing a facility takes the colour of its type.Limit: A highlighted building contains a facility point; outside Barcelona, social services have partial coverage.View: Facilities
- Where are the libraries in Esplugues de Llobregat?Neutral city; buildings containing a library in colour, plus the points.Limit: Catalogued libraries; not opening hours, collections or loans.View: Libraries
- Where are the sports facilities in Esplugues de Llobregat?Neutral city; buildings containing a sports facility in colour.Limit: Facilities catalogue; a record is not a single venue or capacity.View: Sport
- Who lives furthest from a hospital in Esplugues de Llobregat?Distance to the nearest hospital; the panel counts residents in sections more than 3 km from a hospital.Limit: CatSalut registry hospitals; straight line, not ambulance time or speciality.View: Hospitals
- Where do older residents live far from a primary-care centre in Esplugues de Llobregat?Bivariate map by section: % aged 65+ × distance to the nearest CAP or local clinic.Limit: Straight line from one point of the section, not walking time; a registered CAP says nothing about capacity.View: Older people × primary care
- Where do many children live far from a primary school in Esplugues de Llobregat?Bivariate map by section: % aged 0–14 × distance to the nearest primary school.Limit: Catalogued centres with primary education, no places or school zones; straight line.View: Children × school
Mobility
- Where do buses run most often in Esplugues de Llobregat?Streets coloured by scheduled bus trips per hour (TMB and AMB) and stops; a control steps through the day.Limit: TMB and AMB scheduled weekday supply, not passengers or live positions.View: Bus frequency
- Where can you ride a bike in Esplugues de Llobregat?Bike lanes by type and shared ways, with the kilometres inside the area.Limit: Open sources per municipality; lower bounds where the network is incomplete; not bike traffic.View: Cycle network
- How often do trains call at the stations in Esplugues de Llobregat?Scheduled trains per hour on metro, FGC, Rodalies and TRAM lines and stations; time-band selector.Limit: Scheduled weekday timetable, not observed trains or passengers.View: Rail frequency
Housing and economy
- Where is income higher or lower in Esplugues de Llobregat?Net income per person (2023) of each census section, on the buildings.Limit: INE ADRH 2023 joined to 2025 sections; section context, not household income.View: Income
- How many tourist flats are there in Esplugues de Llobregat?Tourist-use dwellings in the Tourism Register per 1,000 residents of the municipality.Limit: Registered tourist flats, not occupancy or listings; a section or municipal colour, not each building’s.View: Tourist flats
- How many jobs are there in Esplugues de Llobregat per 100 employed residents?Jobs (affiliations) per 100 employed residents, by municipality; above 100, it attracts workers.Limit: Idescat affiliations at the municipality of the contribution account; no districts or neighbourhoods.View: Jobs
- Where are the business parks in Esplugues de Llobregat, and how occupied are they?SIPAE business parks with the buildings inside tinted by declared occupancy.Limit: Figures declared by each municipality, each with its own year; not today’s activity.View: Business parks
- Where are the municipal markets in Esplugues de Llobregat?Buildings containing a municipal market, highlighted on a neutral city.Limit: Known markets (official directories, placed with OpenStreetMap or CartoCiudad), not an exhaustive inventory; not opening hours or stalls.View: Markets
- Where are the tallest buildings in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building coloured by its display height, from 0 to 160 m or more.Limit: OpenStreetMap height, not a cadastral measurement; it may be a fallback value.View: Heights
- What is the approved zoning in Esplugues de Llobregat?Each building takes the colour of the AMB 2024 consolidated zoning at its interior point.Limit: Non-normative consolidation as of 1 Jan 2024; not current use or plans in progress.View: Zoning
Environment
- What was land in Esplugues de Llobregat used for in 2016?Land use observed in 2016 on each building, with the AMB raster on the ground.Limit: 2016 photo-interpretation: not zoning or today’s use.View: Land use
How we check
Every figure on this page comes from an open source with its publisher, period and licence. An unknown value is never painted as zero: when there is no data, the row does not appear. Method and sources →
Sources of this page
- INE: annual population census at 1 Jan 2025 and Household Income Distribution Atlas 2023 (CC BY 4.0).
- Idescat: municipal register 2015 and 2025; Social Security affiliations by municipality (tables by workplace and by residence).
- Generalitat de Catalunya: Incasòl rent deposits 2026-Q1 and registered unemployment rate of August 2026 (Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, SEPE data, provisional); CatSalut, health centre finder.
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): parks, with the limits of their tagging.
- MITMA: mobility studies with big data, based on open data of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
- CORDIS, European Commission: Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects (Commission reuse notice); aggregated by Xamfrà.
Page generated on 17 Oct 2026 from the viewer’s published data.
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