Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08117
Les Masies de Voltregà
Les Masies de Voltregà: living in Barcelona
Les Masies de Voltregà offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,345
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5022 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~63 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.8% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 3.9%; 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 ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Les Masies de Voltregà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
14.2%
16–64
65.7%
65+
20.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,018 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 123 (3.9%)
- Morocco: 34
- Romania: 28
- Russia: 7
- Senegal: 6
- Poland: 5
- Dominican Republic: 5
- Bulgaria: 3
- Bolivia: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 62% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (27.1km)
299 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Sorreigs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.1 km
- 02Serres de Milany-Santa Magdalena i Puigsacalm-Bellmunt (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6 km
- 03Turons de la Plana Ausetana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.9 km
- 04Savassona (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.5 km
- 05Montesquiu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.5 km
Day trip
- 06Fageda d`en Jordà i Volcà del Puig Jordà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.1 km
- 07Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.6 km
- 08Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.6 km
- 09Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.8 km
- 10Volcà Puig de la Costa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Les Masies de Voltregà
€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 Les Masies de Voltregà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
100
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,568
Self-employed (approx.)
264
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CP
Verònica Ruiz Leiva (CP)
2023–2027 · Sumem Per Les Masies de Voltregà - Candidatura de Progrés(cp)
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) · 67.8 km · 63 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 84.9 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 97.3 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 86.1 km · 70 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 84.9 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GUALBA · 57.6 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 10.8 km · 9 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
2,019
604 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
596
178 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
340
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
12
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
52
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Les Masies de Voltregà averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Les Masies de Voltregà a practical base for remote work.
Nature 3.1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.1 km away.
About Les Masies de Voltregà
Les Masies de Voltregà is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,167 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3467 €/m². Compare Les Masies de Voltregà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08117 · CP 08117 · lat 42.023622597864325, lon 2.226562984428339 · 267 m · Income: €45,839