Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43090
El Montmell
El Montmell: living in Tarragona
El Montmell offers 2578 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,958
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2102 / 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,578 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 71% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.0% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 74.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
El Montmell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
16.2%
16–64
66.1%
65+
17.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,422 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 90 (6.0%)
- Romania: 19
- Italy: 8
- Morocco: 7
- Pakistan: 6
- France: 5
- United Kingdom: 5
- Peru: 5
- Ukraine: 4
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43001 (6.3km)
303 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.4 km
- 03Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.4 km
- 04Capçaleres del Foix (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.8 km
- 05Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.6 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.6 km
- 07La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 31.7 km
- 08Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.2 km
- 09Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.4 km
- 10Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Montmell
€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 El Montmell you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.7%
SEPE unemployed
152
Affiliated workers (approx.)
909
Self-employed (approx.)
155
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,047,185
Expenses
€5,024,595
Balance
€22,590
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ARA
Jose Maria Roldan Lirola (ARA PL)
2023–2027 · Ara El Montmell - Ara Pacte Local
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 46.2 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 50.9 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 84.6 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 51.5 km · 63 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 50.9 km · 59 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SALOMÓ · 18.5 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Parada bus IES Coster de la Torre · 10.6 km · 27 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
1,021
521 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
249
127 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
207
106 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2578 sunshine hours
El Montmell averages about 2578 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~74%
About 74% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 71.1%
SETELECO reports 71.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Montmell
El Montmell is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 576 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3076 €/m². Compare El Montmell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43090 · CP 43090 · lat 41.33152221989586, lon 1.4870237286836265 · 476 m · Income: €29,790