Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08162
Els Hostalets de Pierola
Els Hostalets de Pierola: living in Barcelona
Els Hostalets de Pierola offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,258
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3645 / 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~23 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.3% of padrón; international residents 8.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +5.7% over the series; mean age 40.5; foreign residents 8.7%; 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Els Hostalets de Pierola in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.5
<16
17.4%
16–64
69.2%
65+
13.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,714 (91.3%)
Foreign residents: 259 (8.7%)
- Morocco: 107
- Romania: 30
- Italy: 18
- Venezuela: 16
- Paraguay: 9
- Peru: 9
- Germany: 6
- Uruguay: 6
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 262% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (10.0km)
299 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Roques Blanques (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.1 km
- 02Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.8 km
- 03Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4 km
- 04Valls de l`Anoia (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5 km
- 05Riu Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.4 km
Day trip
- 06Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.3 km
- 07Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.6 km
- 08Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.4 km
- 09Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 55.6 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 57.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Els Hostalets de Pierola
€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 Els Hostalets de Pierola you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
166
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,599
Self-employed (approx.)
271
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Jordi Parcerisas Valls (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Pels Hostalets-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) · 52 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 47.7 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 45.9 km · 39 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 53.3 km · 57 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 45.4 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TERRASSA ESTACIÓ DEL NORD · 27.8 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Collbató · 6.7 km · 23 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
1,768
543 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
858
263 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
350
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
46
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2545 sunshine hours
Els Hostalets de Pierola averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97%) makes Els Hostalets de Pierola a practical base for remote work.
Nature 3.1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.1 km away.
About Els Hostalets de Pierola
Els Hostalets de Pierola is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,317 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 817 €/m². Compare Els Hostalets de Pierola with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08162 · CP 08162 · lat 41.542472046964036, lon 1.7954878784529646 · 417 m · Income: €42,109