MANRESAAN ATTEMPT OF A CITY PROFILE

WHERE IS MANRESA?

IF WE TRAVEL BY CAR... HOW DO WE GET THERE?

WELL, MANRESA IS A CROSSROADS

THE TRADITIONAL WAY TO VIEW AND IMAGINE IT, FROM THE SOUTH

THE NEW PERSPECTIVE (FROM THE NORTH)

WHAT DOES MANRESA WANT TO BE, WHEN IT GETS OLD? THIS?

OR MAYBE JUST THAT?

Influence area: 173.236 inhabitants

Location: in Bages county

in Central Catalonia region

50 km north west from Barcelona

1.030 km south from Brussels

Population: 72.328 inhabitants

Surface: around 4.000 Ha

THE HIGHLIGHTS TO REMEMBER...

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Manresa’s Population Evolution

Period 1975-1999: 3% population

Period 2000-2003: 1.000 inhab./ year

Period 2004 -2005: 1.900 inhab./ year

A VERY VERY OLD CITY HAS BECOME A BIT YOUNGER, RECENTLY

Manresa’s population growth. Causes:

Increase of births

People coming from the metropolitan area of

Barcelona

People coming from outside the EU

Born outside the EU2003: 9%2004: 11%2005: 13%

Economic structure of Bages

Agriculture2%

Industry30%

Building12%

Services56%

Services (56%)

3,1%

4,0%

4,8%

5,0%

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10,8%

14,8%

21,5%

30,3%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Transport

Financial business

Hotel business

Public adm.

Education

Other

Health

Company services

Trade

Industry (30%)

Low presence in Manresa Expansion in Bages

Food

Redefinition processSpecialized in tapes and health fabricsTextile

Car industry High level of specialization

Metal

People from Manresa Immigrant people People from Barcelona area

High demand

30% price m2. 2.343 EUR

Sector with maximum activity

Lack of specialized workers

Restoration, by FORUM

Building (12%)

Agriculture (2%)

Very low in Manresa, but more important in Bages county, specially cattle raising (pork and chicken), cereals and quality wine production

It employs always less and less people, but it still covers a big territory

It’s foreseen a period of changes, due to the imminent end of European grants

Labour market

By others (26.436)

Self-empl. (5.213)

Aged 15-64

(47.545)

Aged 0-15 and more than 64 (24.783)

Actives (34.288)

Inactives (13.257)

Employed (31.649)

Unemployed (2.639)

Men (1.121)

Women (1.518)

Population

(72.328)

MANRESAAN ATTEMPT OF A CITY PROFILE