Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08158
El Papiol
El Papiol: living in Barcelona
El Papiol offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,404
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1881 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~60 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,545 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.9% of padrón; international residents 6.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.7% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 6.1%; 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~217; Natura 2000 covers about 55.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
El Papiol in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
16.9%
16–64
66.6%
65+
16.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,891 (93.9%)
Foreign residents: 254 (6.1%)
- Morocco: 72
- Italy: 19
- Venezuela: 19
- Uruguay: 17
- Romania: 13
- China: 13
- Brazil: 11
- Germany: 8
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 270% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (11.8km)
299 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Collserola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.1 km
- 02Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.8 km
- 03Delta del Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.7 km
- 04Riu Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.1 km
- 05Muntanyes de l`Ordal (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.1 km
Day trip
- 06Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 58.7 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 64.1 km
- 08Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 64.4 km
- 09Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 74.7 km
- 10La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 75.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Papiol
€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 El Papiol you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
149
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,089
Self-employed (approx.)
352
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Jordi Bou Compte (CM)
2023–2027 · Fem El Papiol - 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 Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 26.6 km · 60 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 22.5 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 17.3 km · 15 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 27.9 km · 34 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 22.5 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA-SANTS · 19.4 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
Coach · FGC Estació de Quatre Camins · 6.6 km · 18 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
2,277
517 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
700
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
610
139 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2545 sunshine hours
El Papiol averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes El Papiol a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 27.9 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Platja de la Barceloneta, about 27.9 km by road.
About El Papiol
El Papiol is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,292 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 792 €/m². Compare El Papiol with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08158 · CP 08158 · lat 41.44218184853881, lon 2.011913402308774 · 392 m · Income: €45,986