Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08299
Vilada
Vilada: living in Barcelona
Vilada offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
432
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6487 / 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~98 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.0% over the series; mean age 50.4; foreign residents 1.0%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 12.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Vilada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.4
<16
10%
16–64
55.6%
65+
34.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 412 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 4 (1.0%)
- United Kingdom: 2
- Uruguay: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 114% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25175 (26.6km)
310 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Picancel (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1 km
- 02Serra del Catllaràs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.5 km
- 03Serra de Queralt i Els Tossals (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7 km
- 04Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 7.7 km
- 05Riera de Merlès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 06Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.7 km
- 07Segre-Prullans (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.9 km
- 08La Llosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.3 km
- 09Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.2 km
- 10Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilada
€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 Vilada you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
170
Self-employed (approx.)
29
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- AV -
Joaquim Espelt Santandreu (AV - AM)
2023–2027 · Alcem-Nos Vilada - 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 Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 116.4 km · 98 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 108.6 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 116.3 km · 100 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 117.9 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 108.6 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 63.4 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Vilada · 0.8 km · 1 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
252
583 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
119
275 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
75
174 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Vilada averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Vilada a practical base for remote work.
Nature 1.6 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.6 km away.
About Vilada
Vilada is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,378 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1878 €/m². Compare Vilada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08299 · CP 08299 · lat 42.13648817554665, lon 1.9230680119551173 · 578 m · Income: €36,826