Sants-Montjuïc

Sants-Montjuïc (District 3) lies in the south of the city. At about 22.9 km² it is Barcelona's largest district, because it includes the Montjuïc mountain, the Zona Franca industrial estate and most of the port, areas with few or no residents. It had about 195,700 residents in its 2025 neighbourhood table.

Its residential neighbourhoods are Sants (the largest, about 47,000 people), El Poble-sec (about 40,000, below Montjuïc), La Marina de Port, Sants-Badal (the densest), La Bordeta, Hostafrancs, La Font de la Guatlla and La Marina del Prat Vermell. It borders L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Les Corts, the Eixample and Ciutat Vella.

• Sants was an independent municipality until it was annexed to Barcelona in 1897. In the 19th century it industrialised early, with textile factories such as Vapor Vell (1842) and Vapor Nou (1849), which gave it a working-class character.
• Carrer de la Creu Coberta, running through Hostafrancs and Sants, is known for its many shops.
• Montjuïc is a large hill and park on the district's seaward side.
• The district comprises very different areas, from residential neighbourhoods to industrial and port zones.

• Metro L1 (Espanya, Hostafrancs, Plaça de Sants, Mercat Nou), L3 (Paral·lel, Poble Sec, Espanya, Sants Estació, Plaça del Centre), L5 (Sants Estació, Plaça de Sants, Badal) and L2 at Paral·lel.
• FGC Llobregat-Anoia line (L8 and regional services) from Espanya, Magòria-La Campana and Ildefons Cerdà.
• Montjuïc funicular from Paral·lel, integrated into the metro fare system.
• Sants Estació (L3, L5) is next to the Barcelona-Sants railway station.

Housing ranges from dense residential streets in Sants, Hostafrancs, Sants-Badal and Poble-sec to the new development area of La Marina del Prat Vermell. Barcelona's rent caps apply; check the previous rent and reference index before signing. We do not cite a district-level rent figure.

Montjuïc offers large green areas close to Poble-sec and La Font de la Guatlla, and the Marina del Prat Vermell project includes a central park of about two hectares. School places are allocated by address through the city's admission system.