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Housing starts. By projected surface area. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Housing starts. By projected surface area (m² constructed). Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2021
Up to 50 m² 51 - 75 m² 76 - 100 m² 101 - 125 m² 126 - 150 m² Over 150 m² No data Total
Alt Camp 0 0 2 3 3 10 0 18
Alt Empordà 5 21 54 19 36 123 0 258
Alt Penedès 2 41 33 150 24 67 0 317
Alt Urgell 0 0 1 16 0 7 0 24
Alta Ribagorça 0 14 1 2 0 0 0 17
Anoia 2 34 34 31 17 54 0 172
Aran 0 2 0 13 14 4 0 33
Bages 3 9 30 10 22 81 4 159
Baix Camp 1 21 37 88 30 116 0 293
Baix Ebre 0 2 1 1 7 35 0 46
Baix Empordà 4 11 84 56 92 169 0 416
Baix Llobregat 8 20 944 825 391 254 0 2,442
Baix Penedès 3 9 28 20 11 62 0 133
Barcelonès 1 444 2,021 1,091 155 85 0 3,797
Berguedà 0 0 2 2 4 20 0 28
Cerdanya 1 0 23 91 40 68 0 223
Conca de Barberà 0 0 4 5 6 4 0 19
Garraf 0 5 350 59 220 90 0 724
Garrigues 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Garrotxa 0 3 22 12 31 32 0 100
Gironès 1 13 175 302 71 137 0 699
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 6 62 228 368 79 175 0 918
Moianès 0 0 1 6 3 13 0 23
Montsià 0 1 3 7 8 20 0 39
Noguera 0 3 1 0 6 23 8 41
Osona 3 5 54 91 111 97 0 361
Pallars Jussà 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 14 20 1 4 0 39
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 1 4 13 23 8 49
Pla de l'Estany 0 0 58 6 13 57 0 134
Priorat 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 5
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Ripollès 0 3 0 10 7 9 0 29
Segarra 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 18
Segrià 2 7 20 42 66 85 51 273
Selva, La 4 11 50 26 29 116 0 236
Solsonès 0 1 0 3 0 8 0 12
Tarragonès 2 4 210 47 39 73 0 375
Terra Alta 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 9
Urgell 0 18 1 12 6 14 0 51
Vallès Occidental 3 70 552 577 296 344 0 1,842
Vallès Oriental 9 15 140 210 117 229 1 721
Catalonia 60 850 5,181 4,230 1,977 2,736 72 15,106
Metropolità 27 611 3,885 3,074 1,039 1,094 1 9,731
Comarques Gironines 14 62 443 431 279 643 0 1,872
Camp de Tarragona 3 26 253 144 79 205 0 710
Terres de l'Ebre 0 3 5 10 17 61 0 96
Ponent 2 28 23 59 97 163 67 439
Comarques Centrals 6 41 104 112 140 230 4 637
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1 16 40 143 55 85 0 340
Penedès 7 63 428 257 271 255 0 1,281
Barcelona 37 705 4,387 3,416 1,439 1,507 5 11,496
Girona 15 62 445 526 298 692 0 2,038
Lleida 2 45 63 114 133 209 67 633
Tarragona 6 38 286 174 107 328 0 939
Source: Ministry of Social Rights.
Note: Superfície projectada: Superfície total construïda de l'immoble/nombre d'habitatges.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 25, 2022.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Housing starts
Residential construction project supervised by the college of surveyors.
Constructed surface
Surface contained within the exterior perimeter of the walls of a home. In buildings with more than one home the proportional part of the common spaces or services is imputed to each of the homes.
Projected surface
Surface obtained from the ratio between the total constructed surface area of a property and the number of rooms in the property.

Methodological aspects

The data on housing started, is obtained from new works certificates issued by colleges of surveyors of Catalonia, and the intentions of promoters and constructors are outlined. Data is included on the construction of housing that enjoys official protection listed by protection scheme. The completed housing is taken from end of construction certificates issued by colleges of surveyors.