Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08061
Castellgalí
Castellgalí: living in Barcelona
Castellgalí offers 2634 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,413
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#3552 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~58 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~29 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.8% of padrón; international residents 3.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.7% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 3.2%; 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Castellgalí in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
16.9%
16–64
64.2%
65+
18.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,995 (96.8%)
Foreign residents: 67 (3.2%)
- Morocco: 20
- Romania: 7
- Bolivia: 5
- France: 4
- Italy: 4
- Bulgaria: 3
- Portugal: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
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 08002 (18.3km)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 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
- 01Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.6 km
- 02Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.4 km
- 03Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.4 km
- 04Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.9 km
- 05Roques Blanques (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.1 km
Day trip
- 06Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.2 km
- 07Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.9 km
- 08Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.5 km
- 09Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 47.2 km
- 10Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 48 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellgalí
€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 Castellgalí you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
101
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,100
Self-employed (approx.)
186
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Cristòfol Gimeno Iglesias (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
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) · 63.3 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 49.5 km · 58 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 56.9 km · 49 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 58.8 km · 63 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 49.5 km · 58 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENÇ DE CASTELLET · 5.6 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Manresa Plaza Valldaura · 9.7 km · 29 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
1,290
535 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
267
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
276
114 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2634 sunshine hours
Castellgalí averages about 2634 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 Castellgalí
Castellgalí is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,355 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2655 €/m². Compare Castellgalí with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08061 · CP 08061 · lat 41.677412716915796, lon 1.8272192029161514 · 355 m · Income: €43,529