Les Juntes

Les Juntes is a housing cooperative based in the La Florida neighbourhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area of Catalonia, Spain. It promotes an alternative model of housing access built on the collective ownership of land and the cooperative usufruct of dwellings. The initiative is part of the social and solidarity economy movement and aims to guarantee the right to housing, combat real-estate speculation and foster community life. The cooperative emerged in 2024 from the convergence of local organisations including LaFundició, La Dinamo Fundació, Lacol, Coop57, La Florida s'Aveïna, the Associació de Veïns i Veïnes de La Florida and Keras Buti, which had worked for years in the neighbourhood's social fabric. The project consolidated as a response to residential precarity and the need for fairer and more sustainable housing models. Les Juntes opts for a dispersed cooperative housing model: it acquires already-built homes and distributes them across different points of the neighbourhood. These properties are managed by the cooperative, while the land is transferred to a community entity that guarantees collective ownership. The system is inspired by Community Land Trusts, non-profit corporations that hold land on behalf of a local community, and seeks to shield homes from re-entering the speculative market. Beyond providing stable and affordable housing, the cooperative promotes a communal culture that recognises interdependence between people. Les Juntes drives projects related to agroecological food, culture, care and other areas linked to sustaining life. Members have long-term usufruct rights over the dwellings but are not individual owners. Decisions are taken collectively through a shared governance structure that favours democratic participation and community management. The cooperative offers various ways to participate: becoming a collaborating member, making donations, ceding properties or acquiring participatory titles. These options allow the project's social base to expand and its sustainability to be guaranteed. Les Juntes is part of Habicoop, the Federation of Housing Cooperatives of Catalonia, which groups cooperative housing initiatives in the territory. In 2026 it received a bronze medal at the World Habitat Awards 2026, promoted by UN-Habitat with the participation of the Building and Social Housing Foundation, which recognise examples for European governments to address the housing emergency. The award highlighted its work to dignify the right to affordable housing through community organisation, with the collaboration of neighbourhood organisations and cooperatives, as well as collective restoration with people facing social exclusion, residential insecurity, immigration and women in need of housing, among others.

Les Juntes is a housing cooperative located in the La Florida neighbourhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It promotes an alternative model of access to housing based on the collective ownership of land and the cooperative usufruct of properties. The initiative is part of the social and solidarity economy movement and aims to guarantee the right to housing, combat real-estate speculation and foster community life. The cooperative emerged in 2024 from the convergence of local entities such as LaFundició, La Dinamo Fundació, Lacol, Coop57, La Florida s'Aveïna, the Associació de Veïns i Veïnes de La Florida and Keras Buti, which had been working for years in the neighbourhood's social fabric. The project consolidated as a response to residential precarity and the need for fairer and more sustainable housing models. Les Juntes opts for a dispersed cooperative housing model, which consists of acquiring already-built homes and distributing them across different points of the neighbourhood. These properties are managed by the cooperative, while the land is transferred to a community entity that guarantees collective ownership. This system is inspired by Community Land Trusts, non-profit corporations that own land on behalf of a local community, and seeks to shield homes from re-entering the speculative market. The cooperative not only provides stable and affordable housing but also promotes a communal culture that recognises the interdependence between people. Les Juntes drives projects related to agroecological food, culture, care and other areas linked to sustaining life. Members of Les Juntes have long-term usufruct rights over the dwellings but are not individual owners. Decisions are taken collectively through a shared governance structure that favours democratic participation and community management. The cooperative offers various ways to participate: becoming a collaborating member, making donations, ceding properties or acquiring participatory titles. These options allow the project's social base to expand and its sustainability to be guaranteed. Les Juntes is part of Habicoop, the Federation of Housing Cooperatives of Catalonia, which groups cooperative housing initiatives in the territory. In 2026 it received a bronze medal at the World Habitat Awards 2026, promoted by UN-Habitat with the participation of the Building and Social Housing Foundation, which recognise examples for European governments to address the housing emergency. The award highlighted its work to dignify the right to affordable housing through community organisation, with the collaboration of neighbourhood organisations and cooperatives, as well as collective restoration with people facing social exclusion, residential insecurity, immigration and women in need of housing, among others. In May 2026, Fundació Les Juntes was officially constituted, signed by the presidencies of the Les Juntes cooperative, the Associació de Veïnes i Veïns de la Florida and the LaFundició cooperative, organisations that make up its structure. On 7 July 2026, the first constituent assembly of Custòdia – Banc de Sòls Comunitaris was held at Laurel 31, the seat of the recently created Fundació Les Juntes, an initiative aiming to promote Catalonia's first Community Land Bank. On 1 July 2026, during the inaugural plenary of UESCOOP 26, Les Juntes received recognition from the Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia as the best cooperative project of the year in the 'Purpose' category.

• 2026

  Fundació Les Juntes is officially constituted in May, signed by the presidencies of the Les Juntes cooperative, the Associació de Veïnes i Veïns de la Florida and the LaFundició cooperative.

• 2026

  On 1 July, Les Juntes receives the CoopCat recognition from the Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia as best cooperative project of the year in the 'Purpose' category.

• 2026

  On 7 July, the first constituent assembly of Custòdia – Banc de Sòls Comunitaris is held at Laurel 31, seat of Fundació Les Juntes.

• 2026

  Les Juntes receives a bronze medal at the World Habitat Awards 2026.

• 2024

  Les Juntes cooperative emerges from the convergence of local entities in La Florida, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.

Alternative, community-led housing model based on collective land ownership and cooperative usufruct, part of the social and solidarity economy.

• Dispersed cooperative housing

  Acquisition of already-built homes distributed across the La Florida neighbourhood, managed by the cooperative with land held in collective ownership.

• Long-term usufruct rights

  Members hold long-term usufruct rights over dwellings but are not individual owners.

• Community Land Trust (CLT)

  Land is transferred to a community entity that guarantees collective ownership, inspired by Community Land Trusts.

• Participatory titles

  A way to participate in the project by acquiring participatory titles.

1. 1Inici - LaFundiciólesjuntes.coop
2. 2Les Juntes - Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org
3. 3Wikidata Q136466817wikidata.org