Elevation of Banyoles, Spain
175m
above sea level · 574 ft
Banyoles is a city of 20,865 people in Girona province, Catalonia, the 9th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 110th highest. It’s in the Pla de l'Estany comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.12° N · 2.76° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 6′ 59″ N · 2° 45′ 50″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 480,475 E · 4,662,728 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Banyoles
- INE code 17015
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 20,865 people
- 11.0 km² municipality · 1,893 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 175 m (574 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 175 m.
Population
Banyoles had 20,865 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 8.1% more than in 2015, when it had 19,299. The municipality covers 11.0 km², a density of 1,893 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 9th most populous of the 221 municipalities in Girona province, after Girona (108,666), home to 2.5% of its people.
It belongs to the Pla de l'Estany comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 11 municipalities, 33,817 people and 264 km². Banyoles is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 62% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Banyoles sits 175 m (574 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 Banyoles is 38 m below it.
The provincial capital, Girona, is 16 km away in a straight line and 107 m lower than Banyoles. Madrid is 571 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Girona province with an elevation page, Banyoles is the 2nd highest. The highest is Olot (440 m) and the lowest, Roses (2 m).
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Girona province is Puigpedrós, at 2,914 m (9,560 ft). It lies 92 km away in a straight line, 2,739 m above Banyoles.
- 110 Banyoles 175 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Banyoles.
What is the elevation of Banyoles, Spain?
Banyoles sits at 175 meters (574 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Banyoles?
Latitude 42.11641 and longitude 2.76380 in decimal degrees (42° 6′ 59″ N · 2° 45′ 50″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 480,475 E and 4,662,728 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Banyoles rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 110th 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, Banyoles or Girona?
Banyoles. Banyoles sits at 175 m and Girona at 68 m: a difference of 107 m, 16 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Banyoles in?
Pla de l'Estany, in Girona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 11 municipalities and 33,817 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 · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. 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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