With 26 residents, Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is once again Catalonia's least populated town

Sant Jaume de Frontanyà, in the rural central northern county of Berguedà, is once again the least populated town in Catalonia, with just 26 inhabitants.

According to the municipal census as of January 1, 2024 published on Thursday, the town has because the one with the fewest residents for the first time since 2016, after its population decreased by three in 2023.

Gisclareny, in the same region, had held the title for least inhabited town ever since Sant Jaume de Frontanyà lost it in 2016.

On the other hand, the data released on Thursday also shows that Puigcerdà is the county capital with the highest population growth in Catalonia, with 2.7% year-on-year increase.

In addition, for the first time in its history, Puigcerdà has more than 10,000 inhabitants.

Overall, around two out of every three Catalan towns have seen an increase in their population in the last year.

A total of 19 specific towns hold half of the entire population of the territory.

A little over 4 million people live in Barcelona, ​​l'Hospitalet, Terrassa, Badalona, ​​Sabadell, Lleida, Tarragona, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Cornellà de Llobregat, Rubí, Manresa, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Castelldefels and Viladecans, the most populous cities in Catalonia, in that order.