Elevation of Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Spain
28m
above sea level · 92 ft
Sant Vicenç dels Horts is a city of 28,746 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 36th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 85th lowest. It’s in the Baix Llobregat comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.39° N · 2.01° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 23′ 36″ N · 2° 0′ 34″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 417,196 E · 4,582,886 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Sant Vicenç dels Horts
- INE code 08263
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 28,746 people
- 9.28 km² municipality · 3,098 people/km²
Population
Sant Vicenç dels Horts had 28,746 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 2.7% more than in 2015, when it had 27,983. The municipality covers 9.28 km², a density of 3,098 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 36th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.5% of its people.
It belongs to the Baix Llobregat comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 30 municipalities, 857,985 people and 488 km². Sant Vicenç dels Horts is the 11th most populous (the largest is Cornellà de Llobregat, with 92,237) and is home to 3.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Sant Vicenç dels Horts sits 28 m (92 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 Vicenç dels Horts is 185 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 14 km away in a straight line and 15 m lower than Sant Vicenç dels Horts. Madrid is 491 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Sant Boi de Llobregat, 5.8 km away in a straight line and 15 m lower.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Sant Vicenç dels Horts is the 22nd lowest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 16 municipalities in the Baix Llobregat comarca with a page, Sant Vicenç dels Horts is the 7th highest: the highest is Esparreguera (181 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 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 103 km away in a straight line, 2,576 m above Sant Vicenç dels Horts.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Sant Vicenç dels Horts.
What is the elevation of Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Spain?
Sant Vicenç dels Horts sits at 28 meters (92 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 Vicenç dels Horts?
Latitude 41.39325 and longitude 2.00952 in decimal degrees (41° 23′ 36″ N · 2° 0′ 34″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 417,196 E and 4,582,886 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Sant Vicenç dels Horts rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 85th lowest 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 Vicenç dels Horts or Barcelona?
Sant Vicenç dels Horts. Sant Vicenç dels Horts sits at 28 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 15 m, 14 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Sant Vicenç dels Horts in?
Baix Llobregat, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 30 municipalities and 857,985 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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