Elevation of Mollet del Vallès, Spain
197ft
above sea level · 60 m
Mollet del Vallès is a city of 52,990 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 19th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 66th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.54° N · 2.21° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 8″ N · 2° 12′ 38″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 434,138 E · 4,598,502 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Mollet del Vallès
- INE code 08124
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 52,990 people
- 4.16 sq mi municipality · 12,731 people/sq mi
Population
Mollet del Vallès had 52,990 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.6% more than in 2015, when it had 51,650. The municipality covers 4.16 sq mi, a density of 12,731 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 19th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.9% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Mollet del Vallès sits 197 ft (60 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Mollet del Vallès is 722 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 11 mi away in a straight line and 154 ft lower than Mollet del Vallès.
Of the 20 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Mollet del Vallès is the 9th highest. The highest is Vic (1,634 ft) and the lowest, Castelldefels (10 ft).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Barcelona province is Pic de Costa Cabirolera, at 8,543 ft (2,604 m). It lies 59 mi away in a straight line, 8,346 ft above Mollet del Vallès.
- 87 Mollet del Vallès 197 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mollet del Vallès.
What is the elevation of Mollet del Vallès, Spain?
Mollet del Vallès sits at 197 feet (60 meters) 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 Mollet del Vallès?
Latitude 41.53546 and longitude 2.21045 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 8″ N · 2° 12′ 38″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 434,138 E and 4,598,502 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Mollet del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 66th lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Mollet del Vallès or Barcelona?
Mollet del Vallès. Mollet del Vallès sits at 197 ft and Barcelona at 43 ft: a difference of 154 ft, 11 mi apart in a straight line.
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).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know