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Cardona, Spain

Catalonia · Spain

Cardona is a small city in Catalonia, Spain with a population of 5,226. Elevation: 1,683 ft (513 m). Average temperature: 55°F (13°C).

2.9 /5.0
C+ Fair
5,226 Population 153/sq mi density
1,683 ft Elevation 513 meters
55°F Avg Temperature 13°C
27.1 in Annual Rain
Europe / Madrid Timezone
$33,493 Median Income
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Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
2.9 / 5.0
$33,493 median income

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About Cardona

Cardona

Cardona is a town in the Spanish region of Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona; about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the city of Barcelona, on a hill almost surrounded by the river Cardener, a branch of the Llobregat. To the east of the town, the river has been diverted through a tunnel has been dug through a spur, leaving a loop of dry river bed near the saltmine.

People

Population5,226
Median Age44.9 yrs
Density153/mi²

Economy

C+
Median Income$33,493

Climate

Avg Temp55°F (13°C)
Rain27.1 in/yr
Sunny Days287/yr
Elevation1,683 ft (513 m)
Population5,226
Population Density153 / sq mi
Elevation1,683 ft (513 m)
Coordinates41.9137°, 1.6786°
TimezoneEurope/Madrid
Country🇪🇸 Spain
State / ProvinceCatalonia
Average Temperature55°F (13°C)
January Average41°F (5°C)
July Average71°F (22°C)
Annual Precipitation27.1 inches (689 mm)
Annual Snowfall0.0 inches (0 cm)
Median Household Income$33,493
Median Age44.9 years

About Cardona

Cardona is a small city in Spain (Catalonia) with a population of 5,226. The city sits at an elevation of 1,683 feet (513 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 55°F (13°C). Temperatures range from 41°F in January to 71°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 27.1 inches. The timezone is Europe/Madrid.

Cardona has a population of 5,226 with a density of 153 people per square mile, spread across 34.1 square miles. The median age is 44.9 years, 15% older than the national median of 38.9.

Population

5,226
Total Population
153
People / sq mi
44.9yrs
Median Age
15% above Spain avg
34.1mi²
Land Area

Language Spoken at Home

Other Languages 100.0%

Social Characteristics

Cardona vs Spain Average

The median household income in Cardona is $33,493, which is 55% below the national average of $75,149. The area has 397 business establishments.

Income: Cardona vs Spain

Commute Mode

Income

Median HH Income$33,493
55% below Spain avg

Employment & Poverty

Establishments (County)397

Business (County)

Tax & Cost of Living

Commute & Transportation

Walkability

Cardona experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 55°F (13°C). Winters average 41°F in January while summers reach 71°F in July. The area gets 287 sunny days per year, well above the U.S. average of 205 / making it one of the sunnier locations in the country. Annual precipitation totals 27.1 inches (drier than the 38-inch national average). The city sits at an elevation of 1,683 feet.

Temperature

41°F Jan (5°C) 71°F Jul (22°C)
Annual Average54.9°F
2% above Spain avg
January Average41°F (5°C)
July Average71°F (22°C)
Sunny Days287 days/yr

Geography

Elevation1,683 ft (513 m)
Area34.1 sq mi (88.3 km²)
Population Density153/sq mi
Coordinates41.9137°N, 1.6786°W
TimezoneEurope/Madrid

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 27.1"
29% below Spain avg
Snowfall 0.0"
Wettest Month (May) 3.27"
Driest Month (Jan) 1.38"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

561 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.7. Most recent: M4.6 on Aug 28, 2023.

Feb 18, 1996 3 km NE of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France M4.7 124 km
Aug 28, 2023 11 km W of Espot, Spain M4.6 96 km
May 15, 1995 30 km SSE of Torredembarra, Spain M4.6 114 km
Feb 18, 1996 7 km ENE of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France M4.6 128 km
Sep 21, 2004 7 km E of Camprodon, Spain M4.5 78 km
Mar 19, 1992 3 km SW of Campdevànol, Spain M4.5 50 km
Dec 15, 1991 34 km SSE of Castelldefels, Spain M4.4 109 km
May 23, 1995 35 km SSE of Torredembarra, Spain M4.4 118 km
Feb 26, 2003 4 km E of Ribes de Freser, Spain M4.4 62 km
Oct 4, 1999 12 km N of Bagnères-de-Luchon, France M4.4 141 km
May 15, 1995 37 km SSE of Coma-ruga, Spain M4.3 119 km
Jul 22, 2008 3 km NW of les Planes d'Hostoles, Spain M4.3 72 km
Sep 26, 1994 26 km SSE of Canet de Mar, Spain M4.2 104 km
Jun 1, 2004 5 km NW of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Spain M4.2 61 km
Aug 8, 2007 3 km NE of Piera, Spain M4.1 42 km
Sep 17, 1994 22 km SSE of Arenys de Mar, Spain M4.0 99 km
Jul 2, 1997 5 km W of Vielha, Spain M4.0 118 km
Feb 1, 2022 7 km ESE of Farrera, Spain M4.0 68 km
Sep 23, 2004 4 km NNW of Ribes de Freser, Spain M4.0 61 km
Feb 3, 2004 14 km SSE of Vielha, Spain M4.0 102 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990–2025)

Nearby Volcanoes

1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Olot Volcanic Field (76 km).

Name Type Elevation Last Eruption Distance
Olot Volcanic Field Pyroclastic cone(s) 893 m (2,930 ft) Unknown 76 km
Source: Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program (GVP). Sorted by distance.

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 41°F (5°C) 1.4 in Coldest, Driest
February 44°F (7°C) 1.4 in
March 47°F (9°C) 1.9 in
April 51°F (10°C) 2.4 in
May 57°F (14°C) 3.3 in Wettest
June 64°F (18°C) 2.8 in
July 71°F (22°C) 1.8 in
August 71°F (22°C) 2.8 in Warmest
September 65°F (18°C) 3.0 in
October 57°F (14°C) 2.6 in
November 48°F (9°C) 2.2 in
December 43°F (6°C) 1.7 in

Cardona has a seasonal temperature swing of 30°F / from 41°F in January to 71°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 27.1 inches, with May being the wettest month (3.3") and January the driest (1.4").

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Schools in Cardona

4 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).

School Level Enrollment Teachers Student/Teacher
Escola Mare de Déu del Patrocini
Institut Sant Ramon
Vedruna Cardona
Escola Joan de Palà - ZER El Cardener
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Radio Stations near Cardona

22 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
Cadena 100 music MP3 128 kbps
RAC1 culture, humour MP3 128 kbps
esRadio news, talk MP3 56 kbps
Cadena SER - Ràdio Barcelona entertainment, news MP3 128 kbps
Cadena Ser - Las Palmas MP3 128 kbps
EsRadio (AAC HQ) AAC+ 56 kbps
Cadena SER - Radio Zamora advertising, benavente MP3 96 kbps
Cadena Ser - Maspalomas news talk AAC+ 56 kbps
cadena ser MP3 128 kbps
Cadena SER - Radio Vigo local talk, news talk MP3 96 kbps
Cadena SER - Radio Morón cadenaser, morón de la fra MP3 96 kbps
EsRadio (MP3 HQ) MP3 56 kbps
Cadena Ser - Radio León MP3 96 kbps
Radio 90 music, spoken word MP3 320 kbps
CADENA SER (Aviles) MP3 128 kbps
Radio Sant Andreu MP3 96 kbps
RadioTop20.es MP3 128 kbps
Radio Star Terrassa 70s, 80s MP3 320 kbps
Ràdio Abrera abrera MP3 320 kbps
Ràdio Rubí music, rubí MP3 128 kbps
Ràdio Sant Fruitós music, news MP3 128 kbps
Ràdio Puig-reig puig-reig MP3 56 kbps

Museums in Cardona

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Casa Museu Torres Amat
Centre Enoturístic de Navàs
Ecomuseu Vall d'Ora
Espai Barroc
Hospital Vell - Museu de la Patum
Museu Comarcal de Manresa
Museu d'Art del Bolet
Museu de Castellgalí
Museu de geologia Valentí Masachs
Museu de la Colònia Vidal
Museu de la memòria de la vinya i el vi de Sant Fruitós de Bages
Museu de la tècnica de Manresa
Museu de Sant Fruitós
Museu dels Maquis
Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Solsona
Museu Municipal Josep Castellà Real
Parc Cultural de la Muntanya de Sal
Pou de Gel

Libraries in Cardona

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
Ateneu les Bases0.0
Biblioteca Cal Gallifa0.0
Biblioteca comarcal Carles Morató0.0
Biblioteca de Gironella0.0
Biblioteca del Barri Cots-Guix Pujada Roja0.0
Biblioteca del Barri de la Sagrada Família0.0
Biblioteca del Campus Universitari de Manresa - BCUM0.0
Biblioteca del Casino0.0
Biblioteca municipal0.0
Biblioteca Municipal de Cardona0.0
Biblioteca municipal de Sant Fruitós de Bages0.0
Biblioteca municipal Pere Casaldàliga0.0
Biblioteca pública Pare Ignasi Casanovas0.0
Biblioteca Ramon Vinyes i Cluet0.0
Biblioteca Sant Antoni Maria Claret0.0
Biblioteca Sant Valentí0.0
Llibreria les Bases0.0
Llibreria Poques Paraules0.0

Farmers Markets in Cardona

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Lleteria de Cal Gris
Mercat de la Sagrada Família
Mercat Municipal
Mercat municipal Puigmercadal

Hotels in Cardona

4 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Hotel Rural La Premsa
Hotel Villaró del Bosc
Parador Nacional de Cardona
Vilar Rural de Cardona

Restaurants in Cardona

10 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Cal Borrasca
el Cardener
el Forn de Su
El Menut de la Bauma
Lum Restaurant
Restaurant Camping Cal Paradís
Restaurant El Parador
Restaurant Gargallà
Roquerols
Sant Ponç

Cafes in Cardona

2 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Café del Crispí
Flequers de Cardona

Theatres in Cardona

1 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Teatre cultural Els Catòlics

Castles in Cardona

3 castles within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Castell de Cardona
Castell de Clariana
Castell Vell de Torroella

Clinics in Cardona

1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Centre d'Atenció Primària Cardona

Gas Stations in Cardona

3 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Avanti
Estació de servei Vilalta
GRUSVIP

Gyms in Cardona

1 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data

Gimnàs Daina

Breweries in Cardona

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
Bokatines
Cervesa Guineu
Quer Beer
The Way's Beer

Stadiums & Teams in Cardona

TeamLeagueDivision

Ski Resorts Near Cardona

12 ski resorts within range.

Resort Slopes (km) Lifts Peak (m) Price Season Night Park
Estació d'esquí Port del Comte 0.0 $0
Estació d'esquí de la Molina 0.0 $0
Estació d'esquí de Masella 0.0 $0
Port Ainé 0.0 $0
Vallter 2000 0.0 $0
Cambre d'Aze 0.0 $0
Font-Romeu Pyrénées 2000 0.0 $0
La Quillane 0.0 $0
Porte Puymorens 0.0 $0
Espot Esquí 0.0 $0
Pal-Arinsal 0.0 $0
Les Angles 0.0 $0

Airports Near Cardona

29 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBCNLarge Airport
Folgueroles AirfieldMedium Airport
Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel AirportLEUMedium Airport
Aeròdrom d'AvinyonetSmall Airport
Aeròdrom de CerveraSmall Airport
Aeròdrom del Pla de BagesSmall Airport
Aeròdrom Municipal El Pla de Santa MaríaSmall Airport
Aeródromo TiuranaSmall Airport
Alats Club BellveiSmall Airport
Alt Camp de VallmollSmall Airport
Altiport du Col de la MarranoSmall Airport
Altiport du Plateau de la CalmeSmall Airport
Altisurface de Coste Del PalmSmall Airport
Altisurface de l'HippopotameSmall Airport
Altisurface du Clos de LeguaSmall Airport
Calaf-Sallavinera AirfieldSmall Airport
Camp de vol La PuiedaSmall Airport
Camp de Vol Prat de la Plana-MoiàSmall Airport
Campo de Vuelo AvialSmall Airport
Igualada/Odena AirfieldSmall Airport
La Cerdanya AirfieldSmall Airport
La Segarra AirfieldSmall Airport
Manresa AirfieldSmall Airport
Moià Les UmbertesSmall Airport
Mont Llaret Pic d'Aude AltisurfaceSmall Airport
Mont Llaret Roc d'Aude AirfieldSmall Airport
Mont Louis La Quillane AirfieldSmall Airport
Sabadell AirfieldSmall Airport
Ste Léocadie AirfieldSmall Airport

Churches & Religious Organizations in Cardona

35 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
Església Sant Ramon Nonat
Mare de Déu de la Torreta
Mare de Déu de Lurdes
Mare de Déu del Remei
Sant Andreu
Sant Andreu
Sant Esteve del Pujol de Planès
Sant Grau d'Anglerill
Sant Jaume de Codonyet
Sant Joan de Bergús
Sant Joan dels Caus
Sant Julià
Sant Julià de Pegueroles
Sant Martí
Sant Martí
Sant Martí de Fontelles
Sant Miquel
Sant Miquel
Sant Miquel
Sant Miquel de Sorba
Sant Pere de Matamargó
Sant Pere i Sant Feliu
Sant Sadurní
Sant Vicenç de Cardona
Sant Vicenç de Navel
Santa Àgata
Santa Bàrbara
Santa Cecília
Santa Fe de Valldeperes
Santa Magdalena de Fígols
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Santa Maria de la Torre del Soler
Santa Maria de Sorba
Santa Susanna

Quick Facts

Timezone
Europe/Madrid

🇪🇸 About Spain

Capital Madrid
Population 46,723,749
Area 504,782 km²
GDP (USD) $1,619,481,980,720
GDP per capita $33,493
HDI 0.911
Life expectancy 83.9 years
Internet users 95.5%
Urban population 80.1%
Currency EUR (Euro)
Languages Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician
Calling code +34
TLD .es
Driving side right

Public Holidays in Spain

32 public holidays this year

Date Holiday Local Name
Jan 1 New Year's Day Año Nuevo
Jan 6 Epiphany Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor
Feb 28 Day of Andalucía Día de Andalucía
Mar 1 Day of the Balearic Islands Dia de les Illes Balears
Apr 2 Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo
Apr 3 Good Friday Viernes Santo
Apr 6 Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua
Apr 23 Castile and León Day Día de Castilla y León
Apr 23 Day of Aragón San Jorge (Día de Aragón)
May 1 Labour Day Fiesta del trabajo
May 2 Day of Madrid Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
May 17 Galician Literature Day Día das Letras Galegas
May 30 Day of the Canary Islands Día de Canarias
May 31 Day of Castilla-La Mancha Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha
Jun 4 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
Jun 9 Day of La Rioja Día de La Rioja
Jun 9 Day of Murcia Día de la Región de Murcia
Jun 24 St. John's Day Sant Joan
Jul 25 Santiago Apóstol Santiago Apóstol
Jul 28 Day of the Cantabrian Institutions Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria
Aug 15 Assumption Asunción
Sep 8 Day of Asturias Día de Asturias
Sep 8 Day of Extremadura Día de Extremadura
Sep 11 National Day of Catalonia Diada Nacional de Catalunya
Sep 15 Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida Festividad de la Bien Aparecida
Oct 9 Day of the Valencian Community Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana
Oct 12 National Day of Spain Fiesta Nacional de España
Nov 1 All Saints Day Día de todos los Santos
Dec 6 Constitution Day Día de la Constitución
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción
Dec 25 Christmas Day Navidad
Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day Feast of Saint Stephen

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cardona

What is the population of Cardona?

Cardona has a population of 5,226 residents and is located in Spain. The population density is 153 people per square mile, spread across 34.1 square miles. The median age of residents is 44.9 years, which is older than the national median of 38.9 years.

Is Cardona expensive to live in?

The median household income is $33,493, 55% below the national average of $75,149.

What is the weather like in Cardona?

Cardona has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 55°F (13°C). Winter temperatures average 41°F in January, while summers reach an average of 71°F in July. The area receives 287 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 27.1 inches.

How is the job market in Cardona?

There are 397 business establishments in the area.

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