Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08004
Alpens
Alpens: living in Barcelona
Alpens offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
267
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#7271 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,246 €/m²; cost of living at 102% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~106 min; airport ~97 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 46.4; foreign residents 6.0%; property prices +6.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Alpens in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.4
<16
12.5%
16–64
70.1%
65+
17.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 250 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 16 (6.0%)
- Morocco: 8
- Romania: 4
- Ukraine: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Pakistan: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 87% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25175 (34.6km)
310 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 3.8 km
- 02Riera de Merlès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.8 km
- 03Montesquiu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.9 km
- 04Serra de Picancel (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.5 km
- 05Serra del Catllaràs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.3 km
- 07Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.3 km
- 08Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 32.8 km
- 09Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.5 km
- 10Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alpens
€4,868
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€590
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€0
People in Barcelona pay about the same tax as here
In Alpens you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
9
Affiliated workers (approx.)
133
Self-employed (approx.)
22
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- FP -
Toni Prat San (FP - AM)
2023–2027 · Fem Poble - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 90.5 km · 97 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 107.6 km · 106 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 111.5 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 108.8 km · 104 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 107.6 km · 106 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 67.1 km · 57 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Les Lloses · 5.5 km · 5 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
157
588 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
78
292 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
54
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Alpens averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94%
SETELECO reports 94% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alpens
Alpens is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,172 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2472 €/m². Compare Alpens with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08004 · CP 08004 · lat 42.12114274621145, lon 2.0919528029751517 · 172 m · Income: €42,673