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Youth facilities. Places. Counties and Aran

Youth facilities. Places. By types. Counties and Aran 2021
Summer camps Youth hostels School farms Nature classes Youth camps Total
Alt Camp 38 0 0 0 120 158
Alt Empordà 517 342 143 0 150 1,152
Alt Penedès 336 92 0 0 0 428
Alt Urgell 52 178 0 0 0 230
Alta Ribagorça 376 84 0 0 140 600
Anoia 323 78 0 0 80 481
Aran 0 295 0 0 0 295
Bages 612 293 0 36 0 941
Baix Camp 478 220 0 0 50 748
Baix Ebre 40 807 0 0 0 847
Baix Empordà 1,181 65 150 360 0 1,756
Baix Llobregat 284 688 0 36 0 1,008
Baix Penedès 462 290 0 0 0 752
Barcelonès 0 10,600 0 0 0 10,600
Berguedà 834 478 0 69 160 1,541
Cerdanya 332 1,312 0 0 100 1,744
Conca de Barberà 618 196 0 0 0 814
Garraf 340 124 80 48 0 592
Garrigues 63 18 340 0 0 421
Garrotxa 1,781 186 132 0 100 2,199
Gironès 629 299 0 0 0 928
Lluçanès .. 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
Maresme 378 1,301 0 0 145 1,824
Moianès 768 0 0 0 0 768
Montsià 1,015 182 0 0 60 1,257
Noguera 679 191 0 0 202 1,072
Osona 2,181 168 0 0 635 2,984
Pallars Jussà 40 426 0 0 160 626
Pallars Sobirà 143 593 0 0 0 736
Pla d'Urgell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 992 474 0 0 489 1,955
Priorat 18 34 0 0 0 52
Ribera d'Ebre 101 188 0 0 120 409
Ripollès 792 695 0 0 180 1,667
Segarra 183 76 0 0 0 259
Segrià 0 143 72 0 0 215
Selva 1,090 60 0 228 60 1,438
Solsonès 471 428 214 0 26 1,139
Tarragonès 196 314 0 0 0 510
Terra Alta 70 91 0 0 0 161
Urgell 80 0 0 0 0 80
Vallès Occidental 30 469 0 0 0 499
Vallès Oriental 1,429 54 660 103 300 2,546
Catalonia 19,952 22,532 1,791 880 3,277 48,432
Source: Ministry of Social Rights.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: January 31, 2022.

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.