Horta-Guinardó · 38
la Teixonera
La Teixonera owes its name to a person, not to a badger: the shoe manufacturer Joaquim Taxonera i Cassà, who bought the land, obtained the urbanisation permit in 1902 and promoted a colony of small houses with gardens, built between 1915 and 1930.[1]
Begin at the Escales de Can Besora. They follow the line of one of the two ravines, cut by storm water, that divided the first houses of the colony; until the early 1950s Carrer d'Arenys, the main street, was split in two parts because of them.[1]
La Teixonera began as a summer colony. Joaquim Taxonera bought the land and obtained the urbanisation permit in 1902; the colony took shape between 1915 and 1930, with houses of one or two floors and a garden.[1]
Mass immigration in the late 1940s and property speculation from the 1960s left their mark: buildings crowded a network of narrow streets whose layout is difficult because of the steep ground.[1]
la Teixonera (neighbourhood 38) highlighted. Other neighbourhoods in Horta-Guinardó: el Baix Guinardó, el Guinardó, Can Baró, el Carmel, Sant Genís dels Agudells, Montbau.
Where the name comes from
The name comes from Joaquim Taxonera i Cassà, a shoe manufacturer based in Gràcia who made his fortune exporting shoes to Spain's colonies. He was born in Arenys de Mar, which is why he gave that name to the colony's main street. The colony was known as Colònia Taxonera.[1]
Residents mostly write and say Taxonera, and in November 2023 the neighbourhood council recorded a request, backed unanimously by the main local associations, for the official name to return to that form. The district papers of December 2025 still write Teixonera, and we found no decision.[1][2]
The neighbourhood covers the area between the Ronda de Dalt, General Mendoza, Coll i Alentorn and Mare de Déu del Coll, among the neighbourhoods of la Vall d'Hebron, la Clota, el Carmel and el Coll.[1]
How the streets were made
Carrer d'Arenys has been the main artery of the neighbourhood since the summer colony, which was built between two ravines that filled with storm water running to the Riera de Sant Genís, which ran roughly where Avinguda de Coll i Alentorn is today. At the crossing of Arenys, Plutó and Santa Gemma an aqueduct with a water source passed, and until the 1960s residents went there to fetch water.[1]
Dates that changed it
- 1902 Joaquim Taxonera obtains the permit to urbanise the land.[1]
- 1915–1930 The Colònia Taxonera takes shape, with houses of one or two floors and gardens.[1]
- 1940s–1960s Mass immigration from the late 1940s and speculative building in the 1960s fill the neighbourhood with buildings.[1]
- 1995 The Centre Cívic Teixonera is inaugurated, after years in which the parish of Sant Cebrià acted as civic centre.[1][3]
- 2010 El Coll | La Teixonera station on line 5 opens.[4]
- 2025 Works begin to rehabilitate the Bòbila as a centre for local associations and cultural activities.[5][6]
People and collective life
Joaquim Taxonera i Cassà
A shoe manufacturer born in Arenys de Mar and based in Gràcia. He bought the land and obtained the urbanisation permit in 1902; the Colònia Taxonera bears his name.[1]
People behind the buildings
Casa dels Taxonera
The Taxonera family house is on Carrer del Besòs. The City Council bought it to turn it into a seniors' centre and the seat of the Associació de Dones Taxonera.[1]
Institutions
Struggles that left a mark
What can still be seen
What disappeared
The water source at Carrer d'Arenys
At the crossing of Arenys, Plutó and Santa Gemma an aqueduct with a water source passed, and until the 1960s residents went there to fetch water.[1]
The neighbourhood today
In 2026 La Teixonera had 12,727 residents, 376.5 people per hectare, a 2023 census-section mean income of €20,277, 33.8 hectares, and 23.4% of residents held non-Spanish nationality.[7][8][9][10]
Non-Spanish nationality (2026): 23.4%
What is changing
As of October 2026 the main project is the Bòbila, the 1906 brickworks that is being converted into a centre for local associations and cultural activities. Works began on 20 June 2025; the schedule published in December 2025 puts furnishing and audiovisual equipment from November 2026 and the end of works in February 2027, with a budget of EUR 6.3 million. We have not found a later official progress report.[5][6]
The modification of the Plan General Metropolità for La Teixonera and the Llosa de la Vall d'Hebron was definitively approved in July 2025: it drops the expropriation of 52 homes and provides for 261 new ones, replacing buildings gradually and only where owners choose to build. Phase 2 of the Ronda de Dalt covering, between the IES Vall d'Hebron and Avinguda de Vallcarca, is scheduled from May 2024 to May 2028.[6]
In March 2025 the City Council announced a Pla de Barris 2025-2028 that includes Montbau, la Teixonera, Sant Genís dels Agudells and les Planes in a mountain-neighbourhoods plan: interventions focus on public space and the inequalities caused by the terrain, with better accessibility and lifts to overcome changes in level. We have not found an official progress report on what has been carried out as of October 2026.[11]
What the guides leave out
Read it on foot
Start: El Coll | La Teixonera (L5)[4] · End: La Bòbila[5][6]
Walking (excluding stop time): 9 min · 650 m · Estimated visit (with stops): 42 min
The geometry follows the pedestrian network between the four marked points, but it has not been verified as step-free. This neighbourhood has steep gradients: check steps, lifts, works and access conditions before setting out. The approach from public transport is not included in the stated distance.
la Teixonera (neighbourhood 38) highlighted. Other neighbourhoods in Horta-Guinardó: el Baix Guinardó, el Guinardó, Can Baró, el Carmel, Sant Genís dels Agudells, Montbau.
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Sources for this page
Dates, figures and historical claims are linked to the records used for this page.
- [1] Viquipèdia (2026). La Teixonera. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [2] Ajuntament de Barcelona, Districte d'Horta-Guinardó (2023-11-16). Consell de Barri La Teixonera, 16 de novembre de 2023 (presentació). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [3] Ajuntament de Barcelona (2026). Centre Cívic Teixonera. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [4] Wikipedia (2026). El Coll – La Teixonera (Barcelona Metro). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [5] Ajuntament de Barcelona, Districte d'Horta-Guinardó (2025-06-30). S'inicia la transformació de la Bòbila de la Teixonera en un centre associatiu i cultural de referència. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [6] Ajuntament de Barcelona, Districte d'Horta-Guinardó (2025-12-04). Consell de Barri Teixonera, 4 de desembre de 2025 (presentació). Accessed: 2026-10-03.
- [7] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2026-01-01). Padró municipal d'habitants (pad_mdbas) — població per barri. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
- [8] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2021). Densitat de població per barri. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
- [9] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2023). Renda disponible de les llars per persona. Seccions censals. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
- [10] Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN (2026-01-01). Població per nacionalitat i sexe. Barris. Accessed: 2026-07-17.
- [11] VilaWeb (2025-03-25). Barcelona desplega el pla de barris amb 315 actuacions previstes fins al 2028. Accessed: 2026-10-03.
Last reviewed: 3 October 2026 · 11 sources consulted