Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08185
Rubió
Rubió: living in Barcelona
Rubió offers 2634 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
225
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#7802 / 8133
Overall score
4.8/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~118 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,634 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 26% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −5.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.0% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Rubió in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
15.2%
16–64
61.1%
65+
23.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 233 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 6 (2.5%)
- Argentina: 2
- France: 1
- Romania: 1
- Chile: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 242% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08002 (8.8km)
310 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
25.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Clariana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7 km
- 02Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.4 km
- 03Carbasí (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.5 km
- 04Serra de Castelltallat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.7 km
- 05Riera de la Goda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.1 km
Day trip
- 06Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 07Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.3 km
- 08Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 48.6 km
- 09La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 50 km
- 10Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rubió
€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 Rubió you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.4%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
98
Self-employed (approx.)
16
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- GDR-
Sandra Aymerich Garcia (GDR-AM)
2023–2027 · Gent de Rubio- Acord 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) · 80.7 km · 118 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 76.4 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 76 km · 65 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 82 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 76.4 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT MARTÍ SESGUEIOLES · 11.9 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Jorba · 9 km · 8 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
168
747 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
118
524 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
41
182 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
2634 sunshine hours
Rubió averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Founded ~1050
Historical record places Rubió around 1050 — older settlement heritage.
About Rubió
Rubió is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,382 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 882 €/m². Compare Rubió with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08185 · CP 08185 · lat 41.6571240662409, lon 1.5747701827172096 · 482 m · Income: €51,201