Elevation of Vilassar de Mar, Spain
5m
above sea level · 16 ft
Vilassar de Mar is a city of 21,227 people in Barcelona province, Catalonia, the 45th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 14th lowest. It’s in the Maresme comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 41.50° N · 2.39° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 30′ 9″ N · 2° 23′ 33″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 449,293 E · 4,594,719 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vilassar de Mar
- INE code 08219
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 21,227 people
- 3.96 km² municipality · 5,360 people/km²
Population
Vilassar de Mar had 21,227 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 3.8% more than in 2015, when it had 20,447. The municipality covers 3.96 km², a density of 5,360 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 45th most populous of the 311 municipalities in Barcelona province, after Barcelona (1,731,649), home to 0.4% of its people.
It belongs to the Maresme comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 30 municipalities, 478,206 people and 398 km². Vilassar de Mar is the 5th most populous (the largest is Mataró, with 131,683) and is home to 4.4% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Vilassar de Mar sits 5 m (16 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 Vilassar de Mar is 208 m below it.
The provincial capital, Barcelona, is 22 km away in a straight line and 8 m higher than Vilassar de Mar. Madrid is 525 km away.
The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Mataró, 6.0 km away in a straight line and 18 m higher.
Of the 49 cities in Barcelona province with an elevation page, Vilassar de Mar is the 2nd lowest. The highest is Vic (498 m) and the lowest, Castelldefels (3 m).
Of the 6 municipalities in the Maresme comarca with a page, Vilassar de Mar is the lowest: the highest is Mataró (23 m) and the lowest, Vilassar de Mar (5 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 105 km away in a straight line, 2,599 m above Vilassar de Mar.
- 266 Vilassar de Mar 5 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Vilassar de Mar.
What is the elevation of Vilassar de Mar, Spain?
Vilassar de Mar sits at 5 meters (16 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 Vilassar de Mar?
Latitude 41.50249 and longitude 2.39244 in decimal degrees (41° 30′ 9″ N · 2° 23′ 33″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 449,293 E and 4,594,719 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Vilassar de Mar rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 14th 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, Vilassar de Mar or Barcelona?
Barcelona. Vilassar de Mar sits at 5 m and Barcelona at 13 m: a difference of 8 m, 22 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Vilassar de Mar in?
Maresme, in Barcelona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 30 municipalities and 478,206 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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