Vidàlia

Key facts

• Country: Spain
• Region: Catalonia (Barcelona province)
• Founded: 2017
• Members: 32
• Land size: 12 hectares (including approximately 6 ha agricultural land and 10,000 m2 industrial space)
• Governance model: Vidàlia operates through Sociocracy 3.0. Governance is structured in circles and tiered membership levels.
• Economy model: The community operates through cooperative dues, monthly fees, and required labor contributions. There is no shared income. Members contribute 15 hours of weekly labor.
• Ownership model: Cooperative ownership through housing cooperative structure
• Land tenure: Owned collectively by the full community membership
• Legal structure: Housing cooperative
• Membership status: Open
• Status: active
• Website: http://www.vidalia.coop

About

Vidàlia is a housing cooperative community based in the historic textile mill town of Cal Vidal, one hour from Barcelona.

Full description

Vidàlia is developing a community project within the historic Colonia Vidal textile housing estate in Puig-reig, Catalonia. Founded through a housing cooperative structure, the community began planning in 2017 and started living together in 2019. Members are restoring an early 20th century mill town composed of approximately 80 dwellings, industrial buildings, agricultural land, and shared spaces.