Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08255
Santa Maria de Merlès
Santa Maria de Merlès: living in Barcelona
Santa Maria de Merlès offers 2540 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
179
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#6431 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~86 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 · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 19% 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.8% of padrón; international residents 2.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.5% over the series; mean age 40.1; foreign residents 2.2%; 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 ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 36.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Santa Maria de Merlès in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.1
<16
21.2%
16–64
65.8%
65+
13%
International community
Spanish nationals: 180 (97.8%)
Foreign residents: 4 (2.2%)
- Italy: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 122% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (33.7km)
299 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
18.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Merlès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 3.9 km
- 03Tres Hereus, els (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.5 km
- 04Serra de Picancel (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.5 km
- 05El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.9 km
Day trip
- 06Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 07Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.2 km
- 08Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 33 km
- 09Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.9 km
- 10Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Maria de Merlès
€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 Santa Maria de Merlès you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
84
Self-employed (approx.)
14
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Sara Costa Puig (CM)
2023–2027 · Compromís 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 Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 93.3 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 95.6 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 93.5 km · 80 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 104.9 km · 87 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 95.6 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 43.3 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Puigreig · 10.1 km · 9 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
117
654 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
85
475 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
30
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Santa Maria de Merlès averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~37%
About 37% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1150
Historical record places Santa Maria de Merlès around 1150 — older settlement heritage.
About Santa Maria de Merlès
Santa Maria de Merlès is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,250 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1750 €/m². Compare Santa Maria de Merlès with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08255 · CP 08255 · lat 41.98883573059892, lon 1.968244768315387 · 450 m · Income: €60,699