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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, the Barcelona province, the Barcelonès comarca and of the Barcelona conurbation. With a population of 292,161 as of 2025, it is the 15th-largest city in Spain and the 2nd-largest city in Catalonia. It is one of the most densely populated cities in the European Union.

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Coat of arms of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Province
Barcelona
Autonomous community
Cataluña
Population (INE 2025)
289,510
Altitude
16 m
Mayor
David Quirós Brito (Partido de los Socialistas de Cataluña)
Area (IGN)
13.5 km²
District
Barcelonés
Postcode
08900–08909
Demonym
hospitalense
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat at a glance

Distance to a city
Barcelona, 7 km away
Provincial capital
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
289,510 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 256 stops in the village
Train: l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1 km away
Airport: Barcelona-El Prat, 7 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Cataluña)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €726/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €3,094/m² (appraised value in the municipality)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
41 health centres
80 pharmacies
Education
13 nursery schools
66 primary schools
20 secondary schools
Sports facilities
262 in the village
5 pools
Connectivity
Fibre in 100% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes100 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: street market.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat · 20,883 leases€726/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat€758/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat€3,094/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for L'Hospitalet de Llobregat€36,526/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 149 petrol stations within 10 km€1.795/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 149 petrol stations within 10 km€1.887/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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