
Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43105
Les Piles
Les Piles: living in Tarragona
Les Piles offers 2578 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
229
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#4790 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~97 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~30 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 75% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.3% of padrón; international residents 5.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 5.7%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.9 km).
Place location
Les Piles in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
18.3%
16–64
58.9%
65+
22.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 200 (94.3%)
Foreign residents: 12 (5.7%)
- Morocco: 3
- United Kingdom: 1
- Romania: 1
- Uruguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 127% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43001 (16.7km)
303 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
74.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.9 km
- 02Obagues del Riu Corb (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.1 km
- 03Riera de la Goda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.1 km
- 04Granyena (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.8 km
- 05Carbasí (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.5 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.1 km
- 07Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 40.6 km
- 09Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.3 km
- 10Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Les Piles
€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 Les Piles you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
96
Self-employed (approx.)
16
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€682,670
Expenses
€682,670
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- LPPF
Magi Balcells Balcells (LPPF)
2023–2027 · Les Piles Pel Futur
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 56.4 km · 97 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 61.9 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 98.6 km · 90 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 59.7 km · 70 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 61.9 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT GUIM DE FREIXENET · 22.8 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Panadella · 17.7 km · 30 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
176
769 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
44
192 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
27
118 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
Les Piles averages about 2578 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 74.7%
SETELECO reports 74.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Les Piles
Les Piles is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,263 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 963 €/m². Compare Les Piles with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43105 · CP 43105 · lat 41.50193600276634, lon 1.3494257103739313 · 263 m · Income: €45,229
