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The neighborhood of Vallbona, which belonged to the parish of St. Andrew in its origins, is separated from the city of Barcelona and Girona motorways Manresa and the C-17 to the west, and La Ponderosa farm , to the south. To the east is the river Besos, in the municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, and northern district of Can Sant Joan, in the municipality of Montcada i Reixac.

During the fifteenth century, their lands were belonged to the Stable of Vallbona territory under the jurisdiction of the castle of Moncada. This zone remained forgotten until the first third of the twentieth century, it formed part of a garden city did not prosper.

Vallbona isolated at the end of year 60 the construction of the highway, went from modest homes to populating autoconstrucció.La regeneration of the neighborhood, does not arrive until the 80s with the demolition of dilapidated buildings and building 'equipment and Vallbona, above the railroad tracks and the AP-7, with a wide sidewalk for pedestrians and bicycle corridor.

Vallbona in Barcelona is the only district that preserves a stretch of bare Rec Barcelona, ​​the old water pipeline built in the tenth century to supply water to the city of Barcelona, ​​using the remains of an old Roman aqueduct. This section discovered and in use (partly supplies the farm La Ponderosa) was remodeled in 1985 with the construction of a bridge and the surrounding gardens.

Casal de Barri de Vallbona, created in 1993, opened a new management organization in late 2008, once the intervention by the City Council, remodeling and improvement of space. This facility has several rooms that are used in the afternoon with a program of cultural activities aimed at district assignment areas and institutions, with the aim of promoting cultural activities that promote social cohesion and integrating all residents of the neighborhood
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