Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08163
Pineda de Mar
Pineda de Mar: living in Barcelona
Pineda de Mar offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
30,108
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1515 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~65 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~30 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. About 2,503 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.0% of padrón; international residents 14.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.4% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 14.0%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 9.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Pineda de Mar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
14.5%
16–64
63.6%
65+
21.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 23,446 (86.0%)
Foreign residents: 3,826 (14.0%)
- Morocco: 944
- Senegal: 230
- Italy: 214
- Romania: 214
- Russia: 174
- China: 119
- Paraguay: 113
- Argentina: 111
English speakers ≈ 48
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 17002 (33.9km)
294 approx. sunny days · 1 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
- 01Serres del Montnegre i el Corredor (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.1 km
- 02Mines de Can Palomeres (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.3 km
- 03Riu i estanys de Tordera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.8 km
- 04Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.7 km
- 05Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.7 km
Day trip
- 06Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 49.3 km
- 07Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 49.6 km
- 08Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 50.3 km
- 09Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.9 km
- 10Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pineda de Mar
€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 Pineda de Mar you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
1,447
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,570
Self-employed (approx.)
2,298
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Xavier Amor Martin (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 Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 45.9 km · 65 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 59.7 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 70.9 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 57.3 km · 55 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 59.7 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · HOSTALRIC · 27.4 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Rafael Estrany · 23.5 km · 30 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
13,778
458 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,850
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,176
105 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
10
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
61
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Pineda de Mar averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes Pineda de Mar a practical base for remote work.
About Pineda de Mar
Pineda de Mar is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,318 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 818 €/m². Compare Pineda de Mar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08163 · CP 08163 · lat 41.63233111546593, lon 2.6725871730857746 · 418 m · Income: €34,538