Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08307
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú: living in Barcelona
Vilanova i la Geltrú offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
71,641
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#962 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~62 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,595 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.4% of padrón; international residents 10.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.4% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 10.6%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,274; Natura 2000 covers about 13.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
Vilanova i la Geltrú in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
14.8%
16–64
64.9%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 59,972 (89.4%)
Foreign residents: 7,114 (10.6%)
- Morocco: 1,788
- Romania: 973
- Italy: 376
- China: 283
- Argentina: 281
- France: 236
- Pakistan: 195
- United Kingdom: 183
English speakers ≈ 183
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 84% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (17.8km)
305 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Massís del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.5 km
- 02Foix, el (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.1 km
- 03Olèrdola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.8 km
- 04Costes del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.2 km
- 05El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 06Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.1 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 30.6 km
- 08Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.8 km
- 09Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 34 km
- 10Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilanova i la Geltrú
€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 Vilanova i la Geltrú you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
3,386
Affiliated workers (approx.)
32,969
Self-employed (approx.)
5,579
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Juan Luis Ruiz López (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
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) · 38.7 km · 62 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 47.9 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 46.7 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 51.7 km · 45 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 51.1 km · 48 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ · 5.2 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Vilanova i la Geltrú (Estació) · 5.2 km · 15 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
30,235
422 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,038
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
9,417
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
9
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
151
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Vilanova i la Geltrú averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes Vilanova i la Geltrú a practical base for remote work.
About Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 4,058 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2558 €/m². Compare Vilanova i la Geltrú with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08307 · CP 08307 · lat 41.23708287948139, lon 1.7048019432060473 · 358 m · Income: €41,375