Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43140
Santa Oliva
Santa Oliva: living in Tarragona
Santa Oliva offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,711
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1324 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~7 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.5% of padrón; international residents 8.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.3% over the series; mean age 42.4; foreign residents 8.5%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Santa Oliva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.4
<16
18.1%
16–64
63.7%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,037 (91.5%)
Foreign residents: 283 (8.5%)
- Morocco: 156
- Romania: 26
- Italy: 10
- Ecuador: 9
- Portugal: 7
- Colombia: 7
- China: 7
- United Kingdom: 6
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 113% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (3.9km)
305 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.9 km
- 02El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.3 km
- 03Foix, el (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.8 km
- 04Grapissar de Masia Blanca (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.9 km
- 05Costes del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.1 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.2 km
- 07La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 38 km
- 08Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.7 km
- 09Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43 km
- 10Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Oliva
€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 Santa Oliva you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
190
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,674
Self-employed (approx.)
284
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,174,511
Expenses
€4,174,511
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSC-
Christian Martínez Rodríguez (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · 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) · 46.4 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 37.7 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 67.9 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 38.3 km · 43 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 37.7 km · 38 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENÇ DE CALDERS · 9.7 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Autocars Penedes · 2.2 km · 7 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
2,192
591 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
498
134 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
486
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Santa Oliva averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Santa Oliva a practical base for remote work.
About Santa Oliva
Santa Oliva is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,382 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1082 €/m². Compare Santa Oliva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43140 · CP 43140 · lat 41.24908460321192, lon 1.538800080594126 · 382 m · Income: €35,094