Lleida · Cataluña · CP 25029
Arbeca
Arbeca: living in Lleida
Arbeca offers 2657 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,163
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2693 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~48 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. About 2,657 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.0% of padrón; international residents 14.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.3% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 14.0%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 18.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Arbeca in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
12.1%
16–64
60.9%
65+
27%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,843 (86.0%)
Foreign residents: 301 (14.0%)
- Romania: 254
- Bulgaria: 10
- Algeria: 10
- Morocco: 5
- Russia: 4
- France: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Cuba: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 232 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25093 (11.0km)
313 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lleida
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Secans de Belianes-Preixana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.4 km
- 02Tossals de Torregrossa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.3 km
- 03Vall la Vinaixa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.9 km
- 04Bessons, els (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.2 km
- 05Estany d`Ivars-Vilasana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.6 km
Day trip
- 06Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 07Sant Llorenç de Montgai (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 33.4 km
- 08Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 54.1 km
- 09Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 57.6 km
- 10Noguera Ribagorçana-Montrebei (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 60.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arbeca
€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 Arbeca you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
78
Affiliated workers (approx.)
937
Self-employed (approx.)
158
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,149,502
Expenses
€3,149,502
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EA-A
Sergi Pelegrí I Perera (EA-AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerres D'arbeca-Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 78 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 43.6 km · 48 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 134.3 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 81.2 km · 77 min
Nearest city
Lleida · 43.6 km · 48 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LES BORGES BLANQUES · 7.2 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Arbeca · 1 km · 6 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
1,474
681 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
488
226 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
184
85 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2657 sunshine hours
Arbeca averages about 2657 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~18%
About 18% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 92.9%
SETELECO reports 92.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Arbeca
Arbeca is a municipality in Lleida (Cataluña) with about 3,908 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1808 €/m². Compare Arbeca with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 25029 · CP 25029 · lat 41.544629081692825, lon 0.9367029660830435 · 208 m · Income: €35,273