Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08057
Castell de l'Areny
Castell de l'Areny: living in Barcelona
Castell de l'Areny offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
68
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#7389 / 8133
Overall score
5.2/10
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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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~114 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 49.3; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 50.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Castell de l'Areny in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.3
<16
5.8%
16–64
75.4%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 68 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25175 (22.9km)
310 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra del Catllaràs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.2 km
- 02Serra de Picancel (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.3 km
- 03Rasos de Tubau (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.2 km
- 04Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.3 km
- 05Serres del Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.3 km
Day trip
- 06Segre-Prullans (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 07La Llosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.1 km
- 08Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.4 km
- 09Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.7 km
- 10Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 44.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castell de l'Areny
€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 Castell de l'Areny you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.9%
SEPE unemployed
2
Affiliated workers (approx.)
36
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Pere Raja Carmona (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Castell de L'areny - Compromís 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) · 120.7 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 115.8 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 121.8 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 125.1 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 115.8 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 69.9 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Vilada · 6.4 km · 5 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
64
941 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
42
618 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
22
324 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
Castell de l'Areny averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~50%
About 50% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 77.4%
SETELECO reports 77.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Castell de l'Areny
Castell de l'Areny is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,330 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2630 €/m². Compare Castell de l'Areny with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08057 · CP 08057 · lat 42.17754409803928, lon 1.94509118646176 · 330 m · Income: €38,680