Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08055
Castellcir
Castellcir: living in Barcelona
Castellcir offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
804
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4936 / 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~114 min; Renfe ~74 min; coach ~54 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,540 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.4/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 62% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.2% of padrón; international residents 8.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.2% over the series; mean age 41.2; foreign residents 8.8%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.9 km).
Place location
Castellcir in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.2
<16
18.3%
16–64
67.6%
65+
14.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 686 (91.2%)
Foreign residents: 66 (8.8%)
- Romania: 7
- Italy: 4
- Morocco: 4
- Poland: 3
- Paraguay: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 08014 (11.0km)
299 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
62.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.4 km
- 02Sauva Negra, la (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.3 km
- 03Gallifa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.9 km
- 04Cingles de Bertí (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.6 km
- 05Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.2 km
Day trip
- 06Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.5 km
- 07Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.1 km
- 08Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.2 km
- 09Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.8 km
- 10Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellcir
€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 Castellcir you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
386
Self-employed (approx.)
65
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ARAC
Eduard Guiteras I Pare (ARAC-AM)
2023–2027 · Ara Castellcir-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) · 96.1 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 59.5 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 59 km · 51 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 54.8 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 59.5 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GRANOLLERS-CENTRE · 37.2 km · 74 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Caldes de Montbui · 21.5 km · 54 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
401
499 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
163
203 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
108
134 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Castellcir averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 3.9 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.9 km away.
Founded ~950
Historical record places Castellcir around 950 — older settlement heritage.
About Castellcir
Castellcir is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,328 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2628 €/m². Compare Castellcir with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08055 · CP 08055 · lat 41.77219276224637, lon 2.132585833946346 · 328 m · Income: €44,515