Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08213
Sant Fruitós de Bages
Sant Fruitós de Bages: living in Barcelona
Sant Fruitós de Bages offers 2634 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,333
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#1467 / 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~8 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 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 94.7% of padrón; international residents 5.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.0% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 5.3%; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.2 km).
Place location
Sant Fruitós de Bages in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
17.3%
16–64
66.2%
65+
16.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,241 (94.7%)
Foreign residents: 462 (5.3%)
- Morocco: 151
- Romania: 62
- Italy: 20
- Colombia: 19
- Poland: 17
- Cuba: 15
- Ukraine: 14
- Senegal: 14
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 132% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08002 (21.3km)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.2 km
- 02Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.1 km
- 03Serra de Castelltallat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.6 km
- 04El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.2 km
- 05Gallifa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.6 km
Day trip
- 06Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31 km
- 07Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 38.3 km
- 08Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.7 km
- 09Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52 km
- 10Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 53.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Fruitós de Bages
€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 Sant Fruitós de Bages you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
300
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,403
Self-employed (approx.)
741
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- GFP
Joan Carles Batanés Subirana (GFP)
2023–2027 · Gent Fent Poble
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) · 100.5 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 57.9 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 64.1 km · 55 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 67.2 km · 52 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 61.9 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 10.7 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Club Tenis Manresa · 5.2 km · 8 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
5,304
568 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,311
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,149
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
54
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2634 sunshine hours
Sant Fruitós de Bages averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Sant Fruitós de Bages a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Sant Fruitós de Bages.
About Sant Fruitós de Bages
Sant Fruitós de Bages is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,124 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1624 €/m². Compare Sant Fruitós de Bages with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08213 · CP 08213 · lat 41.755876905508956, lon 1.871993314410119 · 324 m · Income: €48,609