Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08008
Argençola
Argençola: living in Barcelona
Argençola offers 2634 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
245
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#5003 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~110 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,634 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 12% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 41.7; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 11.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Argençola in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
15.7%
16–64
66.7%
65+
17.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 204 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 13 (6.0%)
- Morocco: 7
- United Kingdom: 4
- Russia: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 86% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08002 (20.2km)
310 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
11.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Clariana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 02Carbasí (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 03Riera de la Goda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.1 km
- 04Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.4 km
- 05Obagues del Riu Corb (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.2 km
Day trip
- 06Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.8 km
- 07Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.4 km
- 08La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 37.9 km
- 09Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.9 km
- 10Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Argençola
€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 Argençola you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
116
Self-employed (approx.)
20
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- AM
Francesc Ferrer Alegre (AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya- Argençola Entre Tots- 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 Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 88.6 km · 110 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 94.5 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 81.8 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 89.9 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 84.3 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT GUIM DE FREIXENET · 16.1 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Violi · 4.4 km · 22 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
128
522 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
77
314 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
38
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2634 sunshine hours
Argençola averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 1.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.8 km away.
Founded ~1050
Historical record places Argençola around 1050 — older settlement heritage.
About Argençola
Argençola is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,176 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2476 €/m². Compare Argençola with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08008 · CP 08008 · lat 41.59538207606499, lon 1.4546097557269233 · 176 m · Income: €42,456