Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43102
Paüls
Paüls: living in Tarragona
Paüls offers 2661 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
558
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4795 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~95 min; airport ~132 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,661 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.0% of padrón; international residents 5.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.1% over the series; mean age 51.0; foreign residents 5.0%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 58.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Paüls in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51
<16
12.4%
16–64
53.2%
65+
34.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 528 (95.0%)
Foreign residents: 28 (5.0%)
- Romania: 15
- United Kingdom: 6
- Germany: 2
- France: 2
- Russia: 1
- Ukraine: 1
- Nigeria: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
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 44141 (12.8km)
313 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.1 km
- 02Ports, els (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.1 km
- 03Aligars-Serra Fulletera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.1 km
- 04Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.7 km
- 05Riberes i illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.8 km
Day trip
- 06Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.6 km
- 07L`Illa de Mar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 30.8 km
- 08Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 31.1 km
- 09L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.2 km
- 10Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 34.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Paüls
€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 Paüls you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
212
Self-employed (approx.)
36
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,776,865
Expenses
€2,758,472
Balance
€18,393
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- XP-A
Enric Adell Moragrega (XP-AM)
2023–2027 · Per Paüls-Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 100.6 km · 132 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 101.2 km · 95 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 196.3 km · 152 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 104.2 km · 100 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 101.2 km · 95 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORTOSA · 20.6 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Xerta · 8.1 km · 15 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
271
486 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
164
294 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
53
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around 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
2661 sunshine hours
Paüls averages about 2661 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~59%
About 59% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Paüls
Paüls is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,260 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 960 €/m². Compare Paüls with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43102 · CP 43102 · lat 40.92753408388835, lon 0.4089090571152796 · 260 m · Income: €33,473