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Sports facilities. By type. Counties and Aran, and areas

Sports facilities. By types. Conventional facilities. Counties and areas 2010
Conventional facilities
Pavillones Courts Fields Halls Frontons courts Tennis courts Squaix Paddle
Alt Camp 7 53 14 30 5 25 0 1
Alt Empordà 21 144 84 108 13 124 9 11
Alt Penedès 18 88 41 60 2 40 3 0
Alt Urgell 3 27 6 19 0 9 1 0
Alta Ribagorça 1 11 6 6 0 3 0 0
Anoia 18 111 31 95 10 42 7 7
Bages 26 166 58 155 8 77 12 0
Baix Camp 21 145 44 133 9 86 1 9
Baix Ebre 11 87 27 64 4 39 2 3
Baix Empordà 23 132 59 129 22 286 17 18
Baix Llobregat 69 519 111 562 84 430 32 50
Baix Penedès 11 89 23 74 18 77 5 6
Barcelonès 116 869 135 1,434 63 307 99 71
Berguedà 10 69 23 41 5 18 0 2
Cerdanya 6 25 10 24 0 37 4 9
Conca de Barberà 7 33 10 27 0 9 0 0
Garraf 10 82 20 122 12 76 7 14
Garrigues 5 32 15 23 4 11 1 0
Garrotxa 12 67 39 42 8 20 2 0
Gironès 39 150 49 135 6 52 3 3
Maresme 44 313 86 334 39 280 25 31
Montsià 10 56 21 52 4 22 1 0
Noguera 11 52 31 30 6 17 1 0
Osona 34 142 79 139 10 79 3 2
Pallars Jussà 7 20 6 16 1 5 2 0
Pallars Sobirà 3 19 7 20 1 15 0 1
Pla d'Urgell 18 36 14 22 7 11 2 0
Pla de l'Estany 8 43 13 25 1 13 3 0
Priorat 1 28 13 6 1 3 0 0
Ribera d'Ebre 5 37 16 17 1 11 1 0
Ripollès 10 35 12 39 1 30 0 0
Segarra 6 36 12 31 3 7 1 0
Segrià 33 181 70 167 11 70 7 25
Selva 33 114 56 117 15 139 1 5
Solsonès 5 23 9 19 8 27 0 0
Tarragonès 26 196 53 188 8 134 7 19
Terra Alta 3 21 11 6 2 6 0 0
Urgell 11 31 17 33 2 17 5 0
Val d'Aran 4 9 3 22 0 5 1 2
Vallès Occidental 83 532 120 671 51 239 33 48
Vallès Oriental 51 275 85 251 34 203 16 13
Catalonia 840 5,098 1,539 5,488 479 3,101 314 350
Metropolità 391 2,678 598 3,434 285 1,575 215 227
Comarques Gironines 146 685 312 595 66 664 35 37
Camp de Tarragona 73 544 157 458 41 334 13 35
Terres de l'Ebre 29 201 75 139 11 78 4 3
Ponent 84 368 159 306 33 133 17 25
Comarques Centrals 93 511 200 449 41 243 22 11
Alt Pirineu i Aran 24 111 38 107 2 74 8 12
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.
Sports facilities. By types. Convencional facilities. (2/3). Counties and areas 2010
Conventional facilities
Pools open air Pools indoor Athletic tracks Petanque courts Other conventional sports Other facilities Total
Alt Camp 26 2 1 8 1 58 231
Alt Empordà 192 12 2 64 1 208 993
Alt Penedès 39 7 1 34 2 92 427
Alt Urgell 20 2 0 23 0 37 147
Alta Ribagorça 17 3 1 1 1 14 64
Anoia 40 7 1 85 6 72 532
Bages 69 11 2 94 6 183 867
Baix Camp 175 19 3 13 8 135 801
Baix Ebre 47 8 1 7 0 61 361
Baix Empordà 403 16 1 65 1 283 1,455
Baix Llobregat 364 84 10 550 43 579 3,487
Baix Penedès 143 11 1 34 3 39 534
Barcelonès 143 172 12 921 36 914 5,292
Berguedà 48 8 0 30 0 93 347
Cerdanya 37 4 0 21 1 88 266
Conca de Barberà 34 2 1 8 0 47 178
Garraf 157 12 1 83 1 72 669
Garrigues 35 91 1 10 3 43 183
Garrotxa 41 3 1 4 4 91 334
Gironès 52 10 2 71 5 135 712
Maresme 476 41 9 431 9 537 2,655
Montsià 43 2 1 0 1 26 239
Noguera 56 2 0 6 0 44 256
Osona 93 16 5 53 9 169 833
Pallars Jussà 23 0 0 6 2 31 119
Pallars Sobirà 44 2 0 4 0 41 157
Pla d'Urgell 32 2 0 1 1 25 171
Pla de l'Estany 25 1 0 3 0 65 200
Priorat 29 0 0 7 0 23 111
Ribera d'Ebre 29 2 2 12 0 27 160
Ripollès 38 2 0 13 0 90 270
Segarra 24 2 0 8 0 21 151
Segrià 91 15 5 34 10 141 860
Selva 307 21 2 147 5 191 1,153
Solsonès 23 2 0 7 0 34 157
Tarragonès 237 44 3 73 5 181 1,174
Terra Alta 19 0 0 0 0 20 88
Urgell 31 3 0 1 0 31 182
Val d'Aran 18 10 0 1 1 33 109
Vallès Occidental 121 80 12 337 37 371 2,735
Vallès Oriental 133 42 6 302 14 185 1,610
Catalonia 3,974 682 87 3,572 216 5,530 31,270
Metropolità 1,433 438 51 2,658 142 2,750 16,875
Comarques Gironines 1,058 65 8 367 16 1,063 5,117
Camp de Tarragona 644 78 9 143 17 483 3,029
Terres de l'Ebre 138 12 4 19 1 134 848
Ponent 269 24 6 60 14 305 1,803
Comarques Centrals 273 44 8 269 21 551 2,736
Alt Pirineu i Aran 159 21 1 56 5 244 862
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.
Sports facilities. By types. Areas of activity and singular spaces (3/3). Counties and areas 2010
Areas of activity
àrees activitat Circuits bicicleta Rocòdroms Camps de tir Circuits de motor Camps de golf Altres espais singulars Total Total
Alt Camp 35 0 1 2 0 0 3 41 272
Alt Empordà 37 2 1 7 7 3 56 113 1,106
Alt Penedès 56 0 6 2 0 1 13 78 505
Alt Urgell 22 0 0 1 2 1 17 43 190
Alta Ribagorça 22 0 4 2 0 0 48 76 140
Anoia 32 2 4 3 5 0 11 57 589
Bages 78 0 9 11 5 3 19 125 992
Baix Camp 80 0 2 4 0 6 23 115 916
Baix Ebre 38 4 1 4 3 1 5 56 417
Baix Empordà 114 0 8 5 11 9 78 225 1,680
Baix Llobregat 78 9 15 2 4 6 100 214 3,701
Baix Penedès 14 0 0 0 4 4 10 32 566
Barcelonès 50 71 21 12 0 1 108 263 5,555
Berguedà 71 0 4 1 2 0 8 86 433
Cerdanya 52 0 9 3 0 3 141 208 474
Conca de Barberà 30 0 0 3 1 0 10 44 222
Garraf 82 0 3 1 0 2 14 102 771
Garrigues 5 1 2 0 3 0 3 14 197
Garrotxa 44 0 2 0 0 0 9 55 389
Gironès 38 13 3 0 0 2 19 75 787
Maresme 41 4 15 2 1 3 49 115 2,770
Montsià 35 0 0 2 1 0 6 44 283
Noguera 38 1 0 0 2 0 9 50 306
Osona 107 3 11 5 1 4 33 164 997
Pallars Jussà 31 0 3 2 1 0 3 40 159
Pallars Sobirà 53 0 6 5 0 0 58 122 279
Pla d'Urgell 5 0 0 0 3 0 11 19 190
Pla de l'Estany 19 0 1 2 0 1 3 26 226
Priorat 43 0 0 0 0 0 7 50 161
Ribera d'Ebre 22 0 1 3 3 0 1 30 190
Ripollès 49 0 4 0 0 1 37 91 361
Segarra 9 0 0 2 1 1 11 24 175
Segrià 11 23 8 7 4 2 40 95 955
Selva 42 3 6 5 10 7 34 107 1,260
Solsonès 18 2 2 2 0 2 38 64 221
Tarragonès 33 3 3 3 3 1 21 67 1,241
Terra Alta 23 0 0 0 1 0 11 35 123
Urgell 16 0 1 1 2 1 11 32 214
Val d'Aran 36 0 4 0 0 1 82 123 232
Vallès Occidental 47 70 13 7 0 6 74 217 2,952
Vallès Oriental 52 0 9 8 7 9 64 149 1,759
Catalonia 1,708 211 182 119 87 81 1,298 3,686 34,956
Metropolità 406 154 82 34 12 28 422 1,138 18,013
Comarques Gironines 343 18 25 19 28 23 236 692 5,809
Camp de Tarragona 235 3 6 12 8 11 74 349 3,378
Terres de l'Ebre 118 4 2 9 8 1 23 165 1,013
Ponent 84 25 11 10 15 4 85 234 2,037
Comarques Centrals 306 7 30 22 13 9 109 496 3,232
Alt Pirineu i Aran 216 0 26 13 3 5 349 612 1,474
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.

Last update: January 25, 2013.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Sports space
Type of sports facility. According to their basic characteristics, these are classified into three main categories: 1) conventional, spaces constructed for the practice of the most traditional sports; 2) singular, spaces constructed for the practice of sports (though possibly regulated) whose size and characteristics are adapted to each use; 3) activity areas, not strictly sporting spaces, such as natural infrastructures or spaces, where physical and sporting activities can be practiced.
Sports facility
Construction made especially for or adapted for sports and physical activity, which must be available for collective use (not exclusively for family use), and may be public or private. Excluded are spaces belonging to any hospital or care centre, and spaces of a well-defined non-sporting nature.

Methodological aspects

Data published on sports equipment and participation provided by the Catalan Sports Council.

The Catalan Sports Council has managed the Census of Sports Facilities in Catalonia (CEEC). This census provides updated information on sports facility data on December 31.

In consideration of the characteristics of sports facilties, data is offered on the following types of sports facility and by types from 2000 to 2018:

Conventional facilities

  • pavilions (indoor multisport courts >400 m2)
  • multisport courts (multisport courts and other courts >400 m2)
  • multisport fields (multisport fields, specialised and oher sport fields >2000 m2; since 2013, >1500m2)
  • sports halls (sports, specialised and other halls >50 m2)
  • fronton courts
  • tennis courts
  • squash
  • paddle
  • open air pools (open air swimming pool basins >50 m2)
  • indoor pools (indoor swimming pool basins >50 m2)
  • athletic tracks (athletic tracks of a minimum length of 200 m)
  • petanque courts
  • other spaces (velodromes, skate parks and other convetional athletic and arenas, and other small and non-regulatory spaces)

Areas of activity and singular spaces:

  • bicycle parks
  • artificial climbing walls
  • archery ranges
  • motor racing tracks
  • golf and pitch and putt courses
  • sports activity centres with refuges, footpaths, cross-country biking, marinas, etc.
  • other singular spaces (skiing, equestrian, minigolf, skateboarding, etc.)

Since 2017, the CEEC (Sports Facilities Census in Catalonia) has included private residential and tourist installations (neighbourhood communities, hotels, campsites, rural houses, etc.). In parallel to the increase in the number of outdoor pools, many tennis courts and, to a lesser extent, sports courts were added to the CEEC in 2017. The above are the three chief kinds of sports facilities located within residential and tourist installations.

In 2019 the Catalan Sports Council changed the classification of facilities as a result of the updating of the methodological base of the CEEC (Census of Catalan Sports Facilities):

Sports facilities:

  • Multi-purpose pitches: multi-purpose pitches and athletics facilities.
  • Pools: outdoor and indoor pools.
  • Multi-purpose tracks: outdoors tracks and sports halls.
  • Specialised courts: tennis and paddle courts.
  • Other conventional facilities: halls, squash, fronton and pétanque courts, other conventional facilities not included in the previous categories.
  • Unique facilities: horse riding, golf, racetracks and motor racing facilities, climbing walls and other unique spaces not included in the previous categories.

Areas of sporting activity:

  • Urban area: areas of activity in urban environment.
  • Natural area: areas of activity in natural environment.
  • Itineraries: walking and running itineraries.
  • Bicycle circuits: itineraries and lanes for bicycles.

The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".