Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43116
Prades
Prades: living in Tarragona
Prades offers 2669 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
629
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#5504 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~31 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,669 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°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 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.0% of padrón; international residents 9.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −5.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.4% over the series; mean age 48.2; foreign residents 9.0%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 77.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Prades in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.2
<16
10.4%
16–64
64.3%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 536 (91.0%)
Foreign residents: 53 (9.0%)
- Romania: 34
- Morocco: 6
- Colombia: 5
- Argentina: 3
- Germany: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 123% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25050 (35.1km)
314 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Muntanyes de Prades (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.6 km
- 03La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 3.3 km
- 04Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.2 km
- 05Vall la Vinaixa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.4 km
Day trip
- 06Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.3 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 36.8 km
- 08Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 37.4 km
- 09Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 48.2 km
- 10Sant Llorenç de Montgai (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 59.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Prades
€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 Prades you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
288
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,820,028
Expenses
€1,769,687
Balance
€50,341
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Lidia Bargas Musoy (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Catalunya - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 66 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 71.5 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 142.4 km · 124 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 69.3 km · 79 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 71.5 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VIMBODÍ I POBLET · 21.7 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Vilosell · 16.9 km · 31 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
328
521 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
141
224 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
76
121 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2669 sunshine hours
Prades averages about 2669 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.4%) makes Prades a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~77%
About 77% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Prades
Prades is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,295 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 995 €/m². Compare Prades with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43116 · CP 43116 · lat 41.31473200235814, lon 0.9914786591168445 · 295 m · Income: €32,601