Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08272
Sora
Sora: living in Barcelona
Sora offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
225
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5953 / 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~80 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 57% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 3.8%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 4.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Sora in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
19.6%
16–64
58.4%
65+
21.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 201 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 8 (3.8%)
- Italy: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 118% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (36.9km)
299 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
57%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montesquiu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 02Serres de Milany-Santa Magdalena i Puigsacalm-Bellmunt (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.6 km
- 03Riera de Sorreigs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10 km
- 04Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 10.5 km
- 05Riera de Merlès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.1 km
- 07Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.4 km
- 08Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.4 km
- 09Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.7 km
- 10Fageda d`en Jordà i Volcà del Puig Jordà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sora
€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 Sora you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
93
Self-employed (approx.)
16
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Josep Maria Isern Casaramona (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Sora - 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) · 80.4 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 97.5 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 109.2 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 98.8 km · 87 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 97.5 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 69.5 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Les Lloses · 8.7 km · 7 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
154
684 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
90
400 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
2540 sunshine hours
Sora averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 1.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.8 km away.
About Sora
Sora is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,309 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1809 €/m². Compare Sora with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08272 · CP 08272 · lat 42.105857737815505, lon 2.1704956619138995 · 509 m · Income: €42,406