The map above is centered on Barcelona, Spain, near Plaça de Catalunya, with a default 10 km radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
Barcelona sits on the Mediterranean coast, with the Collserola mountain range rising sharply inland. The city is dense and walkable, and a radius drawn from Plaça de Catalunya runs into sea or mountain going seaward or inland. Distances here are measured from Plaça de Catalunya (41.387° N, 2.170° E). Distances here are straight-line from Plaça de Catalunya — the same way the radius map measures them.
Population figure: INE, official municipal population at 1 January 2024 (Real Decreto 1210/2024).
Barcelona sits between the Mediterranean Sea and the Collserola hills. A radius drawn from Plaça de Catalunya runs into sea or mountain going seaward or inland, while reaching much further along the coast — northeast toward Badalona (~9 km northeast) and southwest toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (~5 km southwest).
Also known as: Barna, BCN, Ciudad Condal, Comtal, La Ciutat.
Coverage at common radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as a quick reference — check exact boundaries before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
Place locations: USGS GNIS and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line (great-circle) from Plaça de Catalunya, the same way the radius map measures them.
A 3 km radius from Plaça de Catalunya reaches the historic centre, the Eixample grid, and the inner districts, extending to Gràcia (~2 km northwest), with Park Güell just beyond (~3.3 km northwest).
A 5 km radius reaches Gràcia (~2 km northwest), Park Güell (~3 km northwest), Camp Nou (~4 km west), and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (~5 km southwest), covering the Eixample, Old Town, and the inner districts.
A 10 km radius reaches Sant Andreu (~6 km north), Tibidabo (~6 km northwest), Esplugues de Llobregat (~7 km west), and Badalona (~9 km northeast), extending into the inner metropolitan ring.
A 25 km radius reaches Sabadell (~16 km north) and the surrounding municipalities of the inner metropolitan ring, while still falling short of Mataró (~28 km northeast) and Sitges (~34 km southwest).
A 50 km radius reaches Mataró (~28 km northeast), Sitges (~34 km southwest), and Manresa (~47 km northwest), extending to the Catalan coast either side of Barcelona and into the interior.
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool — and a sensible radius to start with.
A 3 km radius from Plaça de Catalunya covers the historic centre and most of the Eixample — the central rental market — and reaches Gràcia (~2 km northwest). A 5 km radius adds Camp Nou (~4 km west), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (~5 km southwest), and the rest of the dense city.
Suggested starting radius: 3–5 km for inner Barcelona
To capture the inner ring of municipalities around the city, a 10 km radius reaches Badalona (~9 km northeast), Esplugues de Llobregat (~7 km west), and Sant Andreu (~6 km north) — useful for retail and recruitment reach across the dense core.
Suggested starting radius: 10 km for the inner ring
A 25 km radius extends the catchment outward to include Sabadell (~16 km north) and the inner ring of surrounding towns — a practical reach for regional service planning. Draw the circle and read off which municipalities fall inside.
Suggested starting radius: 25 km for the wider region
For the Catalan coast either side of Barcelona — northeast toward Mataró (~28 km northeast) and southwest toward Sitges (~34 km southwest) — a 50 km radius captures both wings, reaching inland to Manresa (~47 km northwest) as well.
Suggested starting radius: 50 km for the coastal wings
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius decision goes sideways.
Barcelona sits between the Mediterranean and the Collserola hills. A radius drawn from the centre runs into hills going inland or sea going seaward, while reaching further along the coast toward places like Badalona (~9 km northeast) and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (~5 km southwest).
Nearby places line up along the coast either side of the city — northeast toward Mataró (~28 km northeast) and southwest toward Sitges (~34 km southwest). If you want to follow that corridor rather than a circle, try a 25–50 km radius and read off which coastal towns fall inside.
Barcelona's Eixample district is laid out as a regular grid of uniform blocks. Inside the Eixample, distance maps neatly onto walking time, so a radius drawn here is a useful mental model for everything within a short walk.
A 5 km radius from Plaça de Catalunya reaches Gràcia (~2 km northwest), Park Güell (~3 km northwest), Camp Nou (~4 km west), and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (~5 km southwest), covering the Eixample, Old Town, and the inner districts.
A 10 km radius reaches Sant Andreu (~6 km north), Tibidabo (~6 km northwest), Esplugues de Llobregat (~7 km west), and Badalona (~9 km northeast), extending into the inner metropolitan ring.
Sitges, the seaside town southwest of Barcelona, sits about 34 km away — outside a 25 km radius but well inside a 50 km one.
Sabadell sits about 16 km north of Plaça de Catalunya — outside a 10 km radius but inside a 25 km one.
The Collserola hills rise inland and the Mediterranean lies seaward, so nearby places line up along the coast — northeast toward Mataró (~28 km northeast) and southwest toward Sitges (~34 km southwest). To follow that corridor, a 50 km radius captures both wings.