Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08062
Castellnou de Bages
Castellnou de Bages: living in Barcelona
Castellnou de Bages offers 2634 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,473
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#4972 / 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~120 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~21 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.7% of padrón; international residents 6.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.2% over the series; mean age 40.7; foreign residents 6.3%; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Castellnou de Bages in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.7
<16
19.3%
16–64
67%
65+
13.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,309 (93.7%)
Foreign residents: 88 (6.3%)
- Morocco: 51
- Romania: 11
- Poland: 5
- Italy: 2
- France: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Chile: 1
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 (20.2km)
310 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Castelltallat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5 km
- 02Riera de Navel (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.1 km
- 03Muntanya de Sal de Cardona (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.2 km
- 04Riera de Merlès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14 km
- 05El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 15.1 km
Day trip
- 06Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.2 km
- 07Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.3 km
- 08Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 43.7 km
- 09Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 47.9 km
- 10Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 50.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellnou de Bages
€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 Castellnou de Bages you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
44
Affiliated workers (approx.)
704
Self-employed (approx.)
118
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CESM
David Canyadó Doménech (CESM)
2023–2027 · Castellnou Es Mou
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) · 109.5 km · 120 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 72.1 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 77.1 km · 66 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 81.3 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 72.1 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 21.3 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellnou De Bages · 1.8 km · 21 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
829
563 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
229
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
247
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2634 sunshine hours
Castellnou de Bages averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.7%
SETELECO reports 92.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~1200
Historical record places Castellnou de Bages around 1200 — older settlement heritage.
About Castellnou de Bages
Castellnou de Bages is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,356 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2656 €/m². Compare Castellnou de Bages with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08062 · CP 08062 · lat 41.83284134531652, lon 1.818131877443843 · 356 m · Income: €51,578