Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43014
Amposta
Amposta: living in Tarragona
Amposta offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
23,080
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2036 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~24 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 · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 84.6% of padrón; international residents 15.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.9% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 15.4%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 19.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Amposta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
16.6%
16–64
64.5%
65+
18.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 17,545 (84.6%)
Foreign residents: 3,193 (15.4%)
- Romania: 816
- Morocco: 681
- Pakistan: 267
- Ecuador: 167
- China: 151
- Colombia: 103
- Algeria: 72
- Paraguay: 58
English speakers ≈ 17
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44037 (39.9km)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Delta de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.3 km
- 02L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 4.5 km
- 03L`Embut (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 4.8 km
- 04Llacuna de la Tancada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 7.1 km
- 05Punta de la Banya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 9.5 km
Day trip
- 06Serra del Puig (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.4 km
- 07Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.9 km
- 08Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.1 km
- 09Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.3 km
- 10Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Amposta
€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 Amposta you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,070
Affiliated workers (approx.)
10,558
Self-employed (approx.)
1,786
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€33,192,915
Expenses
€33,192,915
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EA-E
Adam Tomàs I Roiget (EA-ERC-AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra D'amposta-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) · 92.6 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 93.2 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 180.6 km · 137 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 96.2 km · 83 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 93.2 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · L'ALDEA-AMPOSTA-TORTOSA · 14.8 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · HIFE · Estació d'autobusos d'Amposta · 11.7 km · 24 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
11,098
481 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,408
148 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,427
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
248
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Amposta averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Amposta a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~20%
About 20% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Amposta
Amposta is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 332 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2832 €/m². Compare Amposta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43014 · CP 43014 · lat 40.675863289943486, lon 0.6393594436628529 · 232 m · Income: €32,145