Elevation of Sant Quirze del Vallès, Spain
188m
above sea level · 617 ft
Sant Quirze del Vallès is a city of 20,209 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 49th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 106th highest. It’s in the Vallès Occidental comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.53° N · 2.08° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 32′ 0″ N · 2° 4′ 51″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 423,316 E · 4,598,367 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sant Quirze del Vallès
- INE code 08238
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,209 people
- 14.4 km² municipality · 1,407 people/km²
Population
Sant Quirze del Vallès had 20,209 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.1% more than in 2015, when it had 19,602. The municipality covers 14.4 km², a density of 1,407 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 49th 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 Occidental comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 23 municipalities, 972,118 people and 583 km². Sant Quirze del Vallès is the 11th most populous (the largest is Terrassa, with 233,270) and is home to 2.1% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Sant Quirze del Vallès sits 188 m (617 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès is 25 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 19 km away in a straight line and 175 m lower than Sant Quirze del Vallès. Madrid is 500 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Sabadell, 2.7 km away in a straight line and 1 m higher.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sant Quirze del Vallès is the 10th highest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 11 municipalities in the Vallès Occidental comarca with a page, Sant Quirze del Vallès is the 4th highest: the highest is Castellar del Vallès (342 m) and the lowest, Montcada i Reixac (33 m).
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 90 km away in a straight line, 2,416 m above Sant Quirze del Vallès.
- 106 Sant Quirze del Vallès 188 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sant Quirze del Vallès.
What is the elevation of Sant Quirze del Vallès, Spain?
Sant Quirze del Vallès sits at 188 meters (617 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Latitude 41.53328 and longitude 2.08075 in decimal degrees (41° 32′ 0″ N · 2° 4′ 51″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 423,316 E and 4,598,367 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sant Quirze del Vallès rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 106th 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, Sant Quirze del Vallès or Barcelona?
Sant Quirze del Vallès. Sant Quirze del Vallès sits at 188 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 175 m, 19 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Sant Quirze del Vallès in?
Vallès Occidental, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 23 municipalities and 972,118 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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