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Housing starts. By type of building. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Housing starts. By types of building. Counties, areas and provinces 2008
Single family
Detached Semi-det. Multi-family in blocks Total
Alt Camp 50 23 41 114
Alt Empordà 98 170 694 962
Alt Penedès 69 49 335 453
Alt Urgell 8 5 67 80
Alta Ribagorça 9 0 23 32
Anoia 87 26 182 295
Bages 79 34 809 922
Baix Camp 65 95 495 655
Baix Ebre 35 174 407 616
Baix Empordà 188 129 1,282 1,599
Baix Llobregat 158 56 1,481 1,695
Baix Penedès 124 74 275 473
Barcelonès 27 46 4,457 4,530
Berguedà 15 16 293 324
Cerdanya 28 64 200 292
Conca de Barberà 9 14 12 35
Garraf 97 33 597 727
Garrigues 4 29 44 77
Garrotxa 46 94 367 507
Gironès 169 94 986 1,249
Maresme 140 54 846 1,040
Montsià 15 95 388 498
Noguera 15 38 288 341
Osona 72 73 473 618
Pallars Jussà 3 7 246 256
Pallars Sobirà 3 9 158 170
Pla d'Urgell 18 39 193 250
Pla de l'Estany 68 25 14 107
Priorat 10 6 36 52
Ribera d'Ebre 11 21 94 126
Ripollès 16 8 175 199
Segarra 4 10 91 105
Segrià 26 126 1,497 1,649
Selva 239 77 785 1,101
Solsonès 10 11 37 58
Tarragonès 51 113 888 1,052
Terra Alta 8 35 43 86
Urgell 16 42 168 226
Val d'Aran 4 10 56 70
Vallès Occidental 179 77 2,546 2,802
Vallès Oriental 242 53 831 1,126
Catalonia 2,515 2,154 22,900 27,569
Metropolità 912 368 11,093 12,373
Comarques Gironines 824 597 4,303 5,724
Camp de Tarragona 309 325 1,747 2,381
Terres de l'Ebre 69 325 932 1,326
Ponent 83 284 2,281 2,648
Comarques Centrals 263 160 1,794 2,217
Alt Pirineu i Aran 55 95 750 900
Barcelona 1,160 510 12,816 14,486
Girona 855 653 4,531 6,039
Lleida 122 341 2,874 3,337
Tarragona 378 650 2,679 3,707
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Secretari d'Habitatge.
Note: Based on new construction certificates issued by Catalonia's colleges of surveyors.

Last update: November 5, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Housing starts
Residential construction project supervised by the college of surveyors.

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.