Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43019
Ascó
Ascó: living in Tarragona
Ascó offers 2656 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,589
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3871 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~83 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~18 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. About 2,656 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.1% of padrón; international residents 7.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population −1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.2% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 7.9%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~999; Natura 2000 covers about 12.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Ascó in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
13.2%
16–64
61.3%
65+
25.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,529 (92.1%)
Foreign residents: 131 (7.9%)
- Morocco: 74
- Romania: 16
- United Kingdom: 10
- Bolivia: 6
- Bulgaria: 3
- Dominican Republic: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Paraguay: 2
English speakers ≈ 10
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 50105 (22.3km)
312 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pas de l`Ase (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.7 km
- 02Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.8 km
- 03Ribera de l`Ebre a Flix (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.3 km
- 04Riu Siurana i planes del Priorat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.8 km
- 05Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 8.9 km
Day trip
- 06Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.7 km
- 07Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 37 km
- 08Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 42 km
- 09La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 43.9 km
- 10Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 44.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ascó
€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 Ascó you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
47
Affiliated workers (approx.)
694
Self-employed (approx.)
117
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€16,931,888
Expenses
€16,931,888
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- XTU
Miquel Àngel Ribes Jornet (XTU)
2023–2027 · Per Tu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 78.9 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 81.2 km · 83 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 179.6 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 84.2 km · 90 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 81.1 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ASCÓ · 3.5 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Asco · 3.7 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
1,006
633 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
301
189 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
215
135 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2656 sunshine hours
Ascó averages about 2656 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.1%) makes Ascó a practical base for remote work.
Nature 1.7 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.7 km away.
About Ascó
Ascó is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 337 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2837 €/m². Compare Ascó with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43019 · CP 43019 · lat 41.16445551835382, lon 0.550204449037348 · 237 m · Income: €41,307