Lleida · Cataluña · CP 25040
Balaguer
Balaguer: living in Lleida
Balaguer offers 2647 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,729
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#679 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~36 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,647 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.4°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 77.3% of padrón; international residents 22.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.6% over the series; mean age 41.8; foreign residents 22.7%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~250; Natura 2000 covers about 27.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Balaguer in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.8
<16
17.4%
16–64
64.7%
65+
17.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 13,271 (77.3%)
Foreign residents: 3,891 (22.7%)
- Romania: 1,260
- Morocco: 1,089
- Senegal: 514
- Bulgaria: 126
- Colombia: 102
- Pakistan: 54
- Algeria: 51
- China: 48
English speakers ≈ 9
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 232 · 47% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25134 (7.1km)
311 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lleida
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aiguabarreig Segre-Noguera Ribagorçana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.2 km
- 02Serra Llarga-Secans de la Noguera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.4 km
- 03Aiguabarreig Segre-Noguera Pallaresa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3 km
- 04Bellmunt-Almenara (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.4 km
- 05Sant Llorenç de Montgai (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 6.3 km
Day trip
- 06Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.4 km
- 07Noguera Ribagorçana-Montrebei (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.3 km
- 08La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 49.5 km
- 09Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.2 km
- 10Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Balaguer
€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 Balaguer you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
912
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,122
Self-employed (approx.)
1,377
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€24,473,976
Expenses
€17,761,227
Balance
€6,712,749
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSC-
Lorena González Dios (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 103.2 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 33.5 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 141.7 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 106.5 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Lleida · 33.5 km · 36 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BALAGUER · 3.2 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Roca Pallissa-Blguer · 0.8 km · 3 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
7,969
449 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,916
108 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
950
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
239
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2647 sunshine hours
Balaguer averages about 2647 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes Balaguer a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~27%
About 27% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Balaguer
Balaguer is a municipality in Lleida (Cataluña) with about 3,961 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1861 €/m². Compare Balaguer with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 25040 · CP 25040 · lat 41.783054139478836, lon 0.7917668895833119 · 261 m · Income: €34,401