Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43126
La Riera de Gaià
La Riera de Gaià: living in Tarragona
La Riera de Gaià 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
1,834
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1146 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~22 min; airport ~66 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~21 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.4% of padrón; international residents 8.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.8% over the series; mean age 40.5; foreign residents 8.6%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Riera de Gaià in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.5
<16
20.3%
16–64
63.6%
65+
16%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,594 (91.4%)
Foreign residents: 150 (8.6%)
- Morocco: 89
- Romania: 13
- France: 7
- United Kingdom: 6
- Colombia: 4
- Germany: 3
- Bulgaria: 3
- Italy: 3
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 119% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (14.4km)
305 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
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) · 0 km
- 02Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 3 km
- 03Tamarit-Punta de la Móra-Costes del Tarragonès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.3 km
- 04Platja de Torredembarra i Creixell (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.5 km
- 05Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.8 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30 km
- 07La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 30.1 km
- 08Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.1 km
- 09Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.2 km
- 10Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 53.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Riera de Gaià
€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 Riera de Gaià you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
52
Affiliated workers (approx.)
832
Self-employed (approx.)
140
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,152,177
Expenses
€2,152,177
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Joan Casas Torras (CM)
2023–2027 · Tots Fem Riera - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 26.9 km · 66 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 15.5 km · 22 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 81.1 km · 71 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 16 km · 27 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 15.5 km · 22 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALTAFULLA-TAMARIT · 5.6 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Tarragona · 16.8 km · 21 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
966
527 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
284
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
275
150 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
La Riera de Gaià averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes La Riera de Gaià a practical base for remote work.
About La Riera de Gaià
La Riera de Gaià is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,326 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1026 €/m². Compare La Riera de Gaià with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43126 · CP 43126 · lat 41.16365059535114, lon 1.35576814352557 · 326 m · Income: €41,382