Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08168
Pontons
Pontons: living in Barcelona
Pontons offers 2578 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and several local amenities — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
516
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#5969 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,578 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.7% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 14.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Pontons in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
11.6%
16–64
68.2%
65+
20.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 455 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 77 (14.5%)
- Morocco: 47
- Ukraine: 12
- Argentina: 3
- Brazil: 2
- China: 2
- Oceania & stateless: 2
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 260% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43001 (9.2km)
303 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Capçaleres del Foix (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.3 km
- 02El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.1 km
- 03Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.8 km
- 04Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.2 km
- 05Riera de la Goda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 16.3 km
Day trip
- 06Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.4 km
- 07Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.7 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 33.1 km
- 09La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 34 km
- 10Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 39.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pontons
€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 Pontons you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
248
Self-employed (approx.)
42
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Jose Tutusaus Besante (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular/partit Popular
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) · 70.2 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 72.4 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 73.1 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 73 km · 81 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 76.2 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT SADURNÍ D'ANOIA · 31.8 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Parada bus IES Coster de la Torre · 20.7 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
378
733 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
135
262 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
97
188 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2578 sunshine hours
Pontons averages about 2578 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 73.8%
SETELECO reports 73.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Pontons
Pontons is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,323 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 823 €/m². Compare Pontons with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08168 · CP 08168 · lat 41.4127092110184, lon 1.512095681509302 · 423 m · Income: €30,439