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Archives. Main indicators. By ownership

Archives. Main indicators. By ownership Catalonia. 2023
Surface (m²) Shelves (m) Consulting rooms Places Documents (m) Consultations
Generalitat 193,052 682,444 111 963 594,457 2,457,780
Local administration 85,253 364,351 178 1,287 290,603 3,122,166
State .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Church 12,587 49,734 34 261 24,372 104,556
Others 18,340 66,598 48 389 62,895 61,321
Total 309,233 1,163,127 371 2,900 972,327 5,745,823
Source: Ministry of Culture.
Notes:
Does not include data from the Archive of the Crown of Aragon.
Nota: Dels 3 arxius de titularitat estatal només 2 formen part de l’estadística d’arxius. Per tal de preservar el secret estadístic les dades es mostren agregades a “Altres” casos.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 9, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Archive
Centre that houses historical content, with somebody effectively in charge of the same and that orders and regulates access and consultation of the content placed at the service of researchers, whatever its administrative dependence.