Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43134
El Rourell
El Rourell: living in Tarragona
El Rourell offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
385
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4494 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~21 min; airport ~51 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,595 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 90.4% of padrón; international residents 9.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.8% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 9.6%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~242; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
El Rourell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
13.7%
16–64
70.1%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 331 (90.4%)
Foreign residents: 35 (9.6%)
- Romania: 18
- Morocco: 6
- Cuba: 3
- Peru: 3
- Germany: 1
- Portugal: 1
- Russia: 1
- Senegal: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 116% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (22.9km)
305 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.3 km
- 02Muntanyes de Prades (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.4 km
- 03Tossal Gros de Miramar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.9 km
- 04Tamarit-Punta de la Móra-Costes del Tarragonès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.4 km
- 05Prats de la Pineda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 06Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 07Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 48.9 km
- 08Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 49.8 km
- 09Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 49.8 km
- 10Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 61.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Rourell
€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 Rourell you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
191
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€549,432
Expenses
€549,432
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Gemma Solé Solé (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Pel Rourell - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 13.2 km · 51 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 18.7 km · 21 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 103.1 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 16.5 km · 24 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 18.7 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCOVER · 12.2 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Valls · 10.3 km · 12 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
273
709 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
76
197 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
75
195 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
45
165 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
El Rourell averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes El Rourell a practical base for remote work.
About El Rourell
El Rourell is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,355 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1055 €/m². Compare El Rourell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43134 · CP 43134 · lat 41.22234506608463, lon 1.2202181600229518 · 355 m · Income: €38,373