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la Maternitat i Sant Ramon

La Maternitat i Sant Ramon is named after a provincial maternity and foundling home and a parish, and brings together the Maternitat pavilions, the Cementiri de les Corts and Spotify Camp Nou in one neighbourhood beside the l'Hospitalet border.[1][2][3][4][5]

In the Jardins de la Maternitat the old pavilions stand apart, each in its own patch of garden: the house was built with the hygiene criteria of Dr Josep Cabot i Rovira in mind. A short walk away, across Avinguda de Joan XXIII from the Cementiri de les Corts, stands Spotify Camp Nou.[6][3][4][5]

La Maternitat i Sant Ramon belongs to the district of les Corts and borders l'Hospitalet de Llobregat. The name joins two sectors: la Maternitat, a nucleus formed around the Casa de la Maternitat i Expòsits, and Sant Ramon, named after the parish of Sant Ramon Nonat and also known as Collblanc.[1][2]

The neighbourhood is described as six historical sectors (Torre Melina, Bederrida, Can Bacardí, Sant Ramon, la Maternitat and part of the former neighbourhood of Sants) and three large facilities at its centre: FC Barcelona's grounds with Camp Nou, the Cementiri de les Corts and the Maternitat complex.[1][2]

la Maternitat i Sant Ramon (neighbourhood 20) highlighted. Other neighbourhoods in Les Corts: les Corts, Pedralbes.

Where the name comes from

Etymology: certain[1][2]

La Maternitat is not an ancient place-name but the name of an institution: the Casa de la Maternitat i Expòsits, the welfare residence around which this sector formed.[1][2]

Sant Ramon comes from the parish of Sant Ramon Nonat; this sector is also known as Collblanc.[1][2]

The neighbourhood is in the district of les Corts and borders l'Hospitalet de Llobregat; a part of it extends to the Zona Universitària.[1][2]

Before the neighbourhood

The Casa Provincial de Maternitat i Expòsits was inaugurated on 23 November 1853 in the Casa de la Misericòrdia on Carrer de Ramelleres, with 32 infants transferred from the Hospital de la Santa Creu, where mortality had reached 80%.[6]

In 1878 the institution bought land on the Mas Cavaller estate in les Corts, a rural area with cleaner air and lower prices that was still close to the city. Camil Oliveras designed its pavilions, spread across the grounds.[6][7]

Dates that changed it

  1. 1853 the Casa Provincial de Maternitat i Expòsits is inaugurated on Carrer de Ramelleres.[6]
  2. 1878 the institution buys land on the Mas Cavaller estate in les Corts.[6]
  3. 1925 the pink pavilion of the Maternitat is built for unmarried mothers.[6][7]
  4. 1942 the blue pavilion is built for married mothers.[6][7]
  5. 24 September 1957 Camp Nou is inaugurated.[3]
  6. 1982 the stadium is remodelled for the World Cup.[3]
  7. 1985 the Diputació approves a rehabilitation plan for the Maternitat grounds.[6][7]
  8. 22 November 2025 Barça returns to Spotify Camp Nou with building work under way.[8]
  9. 10 March 2026 the Phase 1C licence raises the capacity to 62,652.[9]

Institutions

Casa Provincial de Maternitat i Expòsits

The grounds belong to the Diputació de Barcelona; the pavilions house the Institut de les Corts, the Generalitat's Health Department and the Diputació's archives, and the gardens are open to the public.[6][7]

Spotify Camp Nou

FC Barcelona's stadium, inaugurated in 1957 and open again for matches since 22 November 2025, with 62,652 seats available since 10 March 2026 while building work continues.[9]

Cementiri de les Corts

Municipal cemetery opposite Camp Nou, inaugurated in 1897, with more than 30,000 graves and the oldest Jewish burial section in Barcelona.[4][5]

What can still be seen

Pavellons de la Maternitat

Ten pavilions in styles from Modernisme to Rationalism, spread through the gardens: those in the south housed the children and those in the north the maternity wards.[6][7]

Cementiri de les Corts

The footballers László Kubala and Paulino Alcántara are buried here, and it keeps the oldest Jewish burial section in Barcelona, with its first burial in 1932.[4][5]

The neighbourhood today

In 2026 la Maternitat i Sant Ramon had 24,622 residents, 128.6 residents per hectare, a mean census-section income of €29,377 in 2023, 191.5 hectares, and 19.4% of residents held non-Spanish nationality.[10][11][12][13]

Non-Spanish nationality (2026): 19.4%

What is changing

Spotify Camp Nou, as of October 2026

Barça returned to Spotify Camp Nou on 22 November 2025, with 45,157 spectators and building work still under way. Since 10 March 2026, under the Phase 1C licence, the available capacity has been 62,652. The aim is a covered stadium of nearly 105,000 seats. According to the press (Cadena SER, relayed by Barça Universal, 29 July 2026), the third tier, planned for October-November 2026, would slip to February-April 2027; the club did not confirm this in that text.

Read it on foot

Start: Les Corts (L3) · End: Spotify Camp Nou[9]

Walking (excluding stop time): 16 min · 1200 m · Estimated visit (with stops): 51 min

The geometry follows the pedestrian network between the three marked points, but it has not been verified as step-free. The approach from public transport is not included in the stated distance.

la Maternitat i Sant Ramon (neighbourhood 20) highlighted. Other neighbourhoods in Les Corts: les Corts, Pedralbes.

1
Jardins de la Maternitat
Travessera de les Corts 159
Notice that the pavilions do not form a continuous frontage: each stands apart from the others, in the middle of the gardens.[6][7]
This is the site of the former Casa Provincial de Maternitat i Expòsits: ten pavilions begun by Camil Oliveras, with the children in the south and the maternity wards in the north (the pink pavilion of 1925 and the blue of 1942). The Diputació owns it today.[6][7]
Coordinates
41.38336, 2.12407 · OpenStreetMap
2
Cementiri de les Corts
Avinguda de Joan XXIII 3-15
740 m · 10 min
Look at the cemetery gate and the stadium: only Avinguda de Joan XXIII separates the two sites.[4][5]
The cemetery, inaugurated in 1897, has more than 30,000 graves and the oldest Jewish burial section in Barcelona; Kubala and Paulino Alcántara are buried here.[4][5]
Coordinates
41.38271, 2.12075 · OpenStreetMap
3
Spotify Camp Nou
Carrer d'Arístides Maillol 12
460 m · 6 min
Look at the stands from the street: the stadium is open for matches, but the upper part is still under construction.[9]
Inaugurated on 24 September 1957, it welcomed Barça back on 22 November 2025. As of October 2026 the available capacity is 62,652, and the third tier is not yet open.[9]
Coordinates
41.38039, 2.12064 · OpenStreetMap

Sources for this page

Dates, figures and historical claims are linked to the records used for this page.

  1. [1] Viquipèdia (2026). La Maternitat i Sant Ramon. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  2. [2] Wikipedia (2026). La Maternidad y San Ramón. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  3. [3] Viquipèdia (2026). Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona (Camp Nou). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  4. [4] Cementiris de Barcelona (Ajuntament de Barcelona) (n.d.). Les Corts cemetery. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  5. [5] Viquipèdia (2026). Cementiri de les Corts. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  6. [6] Viquipèdia (2026). Maternitat de Barcelona (Casa Provincial de Maternitat i Expòsits). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  7. [7] betevé (n.d.). Història dels Jardins de la Maternitat. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  8. [8] FC Barcelona (2025-11). First game back at Spotify Camp Nou in figures. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  9. [9] FC Barcelona (2026-03). FC Barcelona official statement (Phase 1C licence). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
  10. [10] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2026-01-01). Padró municipal d'habitants (pad_mdbas) — població per barri. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
  11. [11] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2021). Densitat de població per barri. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
  12. [12] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2023). Renda disponible de les llars per persona. Seccions censals. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
  13. [13] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2026-01-01). Població per nacionalitat i sexe. Barris. Accessed: 2026-07-17.

Last reviewed: 3 October 2026 · 13 sources consulted

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