Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43136
La Ràpita
La Ràpita: living in Tarragona
La Ràpita offers 2638 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
16,119
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#1975 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~36 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,638 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 84.2% of padrón; international residents 15.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.3% over the series; mean age 45.3; foreign residents 15.8%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 39.6% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
La Ràpita in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.3
<16
13.5%
16–64
63.3%
65+
23.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,446 (84.2%)
Foreign residents: 2,343 (15.8%)
- Romania: 866
- Morocco: 250
- Bulgaria: 149
- Colombia: 108
- France: 92
- Senegal: 63
- Ukraine: 55
- Algeria: 51
English speakers ≈ 43
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 (40.60, 0.63)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
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
- 02Punta de la Banya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 2.1 km
- 03L`Embut (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 8.6 km
- 04Llacuna de la Tancada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 9.5 km
- 05L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 12.6 km
Day trip
- 06Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.1 km
- 07Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.6 km
- 08Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30 km
- 09Marjal de Peñiscola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.1 km
- 10Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Ràpita
€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 La Ràpita you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.2%
SEPE unemployed
637
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,251
Self-employed (approx.)
1,224
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€18,128,383
Expenses
€18,128,383
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PR-P
Javier (xapo) Reverte Balada (PR-PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Progrés Per la Ràpita-Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya-Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 97.4 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 98 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 172.7 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 101 km · 96 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 98 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · L'ALDEA-AMPOSTA-TORTOSA · 19.6 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · HIFE · Estació d'autobusos d'Amposta · 13.8 km · 36 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
7,378
458 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,713
106 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
1,151
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
69
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2638 sunshine hours
La Ràpita averages about 2638 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes La Ràpita a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~40%
About 40% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Ràpita
La Ràpita is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,357 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1057 €/m². Compare La Ràpita with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43136 · CP 43136 · lat 40.60357133938128, lon 0.6251855323913342 · 357 m · Income: €32,663