Elevation of Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
43ft
above sea level · 13 m
Sant Boi de Llobregat is a city of 85,610 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 10th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 30th lowest.
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.35° N · 2.04° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 20′ 52″ N · 2° 2′ 36″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 419,959 E · 4,577,792 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sant Boi de Llobregat
- INE code 08200
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 85,610 people
- 8.53 sq mi municipality · 10,042 people/sq mi
Population
Sant Boi de Llobregat had 85,610 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 4.2% more than in 2015, when it had 82,195. The municipality covers 8.53 sq mi, a density of 10,042 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 10th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 1.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Sant Boi de Llobregat sits 43 ft (13 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 Sant Boi de Llobregat is 876 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 7.4 mi away in a straight line and at the same elevation than Sant Boi de Llobregat.
Of the 20 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sant Boi de Llobregat is the 6th lowest. 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 67 mi away in a straight line, 8,501 ft above Sant Boi de Llobregat.
- 123 Sant Boi de Llobregat 43 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sant Boi de Llobregat.
What is the elevation of Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain?
Sant Boi de Llobregat sits at 43 feet (13 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 Sant Boi de Llobregat?
Latitude 41.34765 and longitude 2.04324 in decimal degrees (41° 20′ 52″ N · 2° 2′ 36″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 419,959 E and 4,577,792 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sant Boi de Llobregat rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 30th 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, Sant Boi de Llobregat or Barcelona?
They’re at the same elevation: 43 ft.
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