Elevation of Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain
191m
above sea level · 627 ft
Les Franqueses del Vallès is a city of 20,881 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 47th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 105th highest. It’s in the Vallès Oriental comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.64° N · 2.30° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 38′ 11″ N · 2° 17′ 50″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 441,471 E · 4,609,638 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Les Franqueses del Vallès
- INE code 08086
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,881 people
- 29.7 km² municipality · 702 people/km²
Population
Les Franqueses del Vallès had 20,881 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 7.4% more than in 2015, when it had 19,446. The municipality covers 29.7 km², a density of 702 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 47th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.3% of its people.
It belongs to the Vallès Oriental comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 38 municipalities, 429,598 people and 728 km². Les Franqueses del Vallès is the 3rd most populous (the largest is Granollers, with 65,341) and is home to 4.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Les Franqueses del Vallès sits 191 m (627 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Les Franqueses del Vallès is 22 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 30 km away in a straight line and 178 m lower than Les Franqueses del Vallès. Madrid is 520 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Granollers, 3.2 km away in a straight line and 46 m lower.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Les Franqueses del Vallès is the 8th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
2 other municipalities in the Vallès Oriental comarca have a page: Granollers (145 m) and Mollet del Vallès (60 m). Les Franqueses del Vallès is the highest of the 3.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 2,604 m (8,543 ft). It lies 89 km away in a straight line, 2,413 m above Les Franqueses del Vallès.
- 105 Les Franqueses del Vallès 191 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Les Franqueses del Vallès.
What is the elevation of Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain?
Les Franqueses del Vallès sits at 191 meters (627 feet) above sea level. That’s the ground height in the IGN’s MDT05 terrain model at the town’s reference point in the national gazetteer, because the published figure for this town didn’t match the terrain.
What are the coordinates of Les Franqueses del Vallès?
Latitude 41.63633 and longitude 2.29727 in decimal degrees (41° 38′ 11″ N · 2° 17′ 50″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 441,471 E and 4,609,638 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Les Franqueses del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 105th highest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Les Franqueses del Vallès or Barcelona?
Les Franqueses del Vallès. Les Franqueses del Vallès sits at 191 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 178 m, 30 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Les Franqueses del Vallès in?
Vallès Oriental, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 38 municipalities and 429,598 people.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · MDT05 at the gazetteer point (NGMEP) The town’s reference point and its ground height in the terrain model, because the official figure for this town didn’t match the terrain. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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