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Youth facilities. Places. Counties and Aran

Youth facilities. Places. By types. Counties and Aran 2024
Summer camps Youth hostels School farms Nature classes Youth camps Total
Alt Camp 38 0 0 0 120 158
Alt Empordà 509 322 143 0 150 1,124
Alt Penedès 320 92 0 0 0 412
Alt Urgell 73 189 0 0 0 262
Alta Ribagorça 388 94 0 0 140 622
Anoia 323 78 0 0 80 481
Aran 0 225 0 0 0 225
Bages 612 243 0 36 0 891
Baix Camp 478 198 0 0 50 726
Baix Ebre 40 863 0 0 0 903
Baix Empordà 1,227 159 150 360 0 1,896
Baix Llobregat 284 609 0 36 0 929
Baix Penedès 462 290 0 0 0 752
Barcelonès 0 11,300 0 0 0 11,300
Berguedà 834 478 0 69 160 1,541
Cerdanya 332 1,326 0 0 100 1,758
Conca de Barberà 538 196 0 0 0 734
Garraf 340 100 80 48 0 568
Garrigues 97 18 340 0 0 455
Garrotxa 1,898 186 132 0 100 2,316
Gironès 569 378 0 0 188 1,135
Lluçanès 68 0 0 0 0 68
Maresme 378 1,243 0 0 0 1,621
Moianès 788 0 0 0 0 788
Montsià 1,015 182 0 0 60 1,257
Noguera 679 230 0 0 202 1,111
Osona 2,000 308 0 0 575 2,883
Pallars Jussà 40 347 0 0 0 387
Pallars Sobirà 143 577 0 0 0 720
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 992 487 0 0 489 1,968
Priorat 18 34 0 0 0 52
Ribera d'Ebre 101 190 0 0 120 411
Ripollès 792 781 0 0 180 1,753
Segarra 134 10 0 0 0 144
Segrià 0 143 72 0 0 215
Selva 1,017 60 0 228 60 1,365
Solsonès 471 472 214 0 26 1,183
Tarragonès 196 240 0 0 0 436
Terra Alta 70 99 0 0 0 169
Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vallès Occidental 30 654 0 0 0 684
Vallès Oriental 1,632 54 740 103 300 2,829
Catalonia 19,926 23,455 1,871 880 3,100 49,232
Source: Departament de Drets Socials i Inclusió.

Last update: February 12, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Youth hostel
Facility that permanently or temporarily is used to provide accommodation, as a temporary residence, for short stays or for undertaking an activity, by youths, either individually or collectively, and also under certain conditions, by adult families and groups of infant children.
Nature classes
Summer camp with accommodation that offers sufficient and adapted facilities for didactic work with children dealing with knowledge about nature and the environment. This typology includes such youth facilities called sea schools, sky schools, education centres environmental interpretation centres and others of a similar nature.
Youth camp
Permanent facility, destined to provide camping activities for infant and youth organisations and groups. Is located on appropriately delimitated land, where overnights stays are in tents, has basic equipment.
Summer camp (Casa de colonies)
Facilities that can permanently or temporarily accommodate groups of infants or youth taking part in education activities in their spare, cultural or leisure time.
School farm
Special form of youth camp that offers sufficient and adequate facilities for didactic work with infants or youth focusing on agrarian and livestock techniques.
Youth facilities
Summer camps, youth hostels, school farms, nature classrooms and youth camps which have the required legal permits for Catalonia and which are part of the Catalan Network of Youth Facilities.

Methodological aspects

The data for youth facilities comes from the Catalan Network of Youth Facilities (XCIJ) of the General Youth Directorate, which belongs to the Catalan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.

The XCIJ is made up of all the summer camps, youth hostels, school farms, nature classrooms and youth camps which have the required legal permits for Catalonia.