Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43004
Alcanar
Alcanar: living in Tarragona
Alcanar offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,104
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2307 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 79.2% of padrón; international residents 20.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.3% over the series; mean age 44.8; foreign residents 20.8%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,252; Natura 2000 covers about 48.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alcanar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.8
<16
14.7%
16–64
63.6%
65+
21.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,455 (79.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,963 (20.8%)
- Romania: 960
- Morocco: 190
- France: 75
- Ukraine: 74
- Germany: 49
- Algeria: 44
- Colombia: 40
- Poland: 27
English speakers ≈ 19
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44037 (37.7km)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Montsià (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Desembocadura del Riu de la SÚnia (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.4 km
- 03Punta de la Banya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 6.2 km
- 04Serra del Puig (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.2 km
- 05L`Embut (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 17.6 km
Day trip
- 06Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.3 km
- 07Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.5 km
- 08L`Illa de Mar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 27.8 km
- 09Estació biològica el Canal Vell (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.3 km
- 10Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcanar
€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 Alcanar you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
373
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,571
Self-employed (approx.)
771
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,411,877
Expenses
€13,411,877
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Joan Roig I Castell (ERC - AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 106.1 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 106.7 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 162.5 km · 123 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 109.7 km · 96 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 106.7 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VINARÒS · 15.5 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Vinaròs · 13.9 km · 26 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
5,670
561 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,989
197 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
789
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
62
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Alcanar is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province
Alcanar is a Spanish municipality of the Catalan comarca of Montsià, in the Tarragona province.
It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea
It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings
The Serra del Montsià range and its foothills rise above the town and its surroundings.
About Alcanar
Alcanar is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 301 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2801 €/m². Compare Alcanar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43004 · CP 43004 · lat 40.57368318529768, lon 0.5203091195509493 · 201 m · Income: €30,830