Sants is a neighborhood belonging to the district of Sants-Montjuic. Sants train station (Sants Estació), is the main station in Barcelona city with destinations to the airport and others outside the city. It was inaugurated in 1975 after a long construction that began in the 1960s.
The total population of Sants is approximately 41,000 inhabitants. The Sants-Montjuic district is the largest in Barcelona, with a total area of 2,090 hectares. The real area of the district is much lower if uninhabited areas are discounted; the industrial area, the port of Barcelona and part of the Montjuic mountain.