Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43159
Vallfogona de Riucorb
Vallfogona de Riucorb: living in Tarragona
Vallfogona de Riucorb offers 2669 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
95
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#6237 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~112 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.0% of padrón; international residents 11.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 57.4; foreign residents 11.0%; 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 51.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Vallfogona de Riucorb in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.4
<16
2.2%
16–64
61.8%
65+
36%
International community
Spanish nationals: 81 (89.0%)
Foreign residents: 10 (11.0%)
- Romania: 6
- Morocco: 1
- Uruguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 109% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25050 (20.7km)
314 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Obagues del Riu Corb (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Granyena (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 03Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.4 km
- 04Secans de Belianes-Preixana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13 km
- 05Anglesola-Vilagrassa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 15.3 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.1 km
- 07Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.6 km
- 08Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 42.2 km
- 09Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.5 km
- 10Sant Llorenç de Montgai (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 45.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vallfogona de Riucorb
€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 Vallfogona de Riucorb you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
2
Affiliated workers (approx.)
42
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€300,000
Expenses
€263,000
Balance
€37,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Francesc-Xavier Llobet Albareda (CM)
2023–2027 · Independents Per Vallfogona - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 68.8 km · 112 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 77.9 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 108.3 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 72.1 km · 85 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 74.3 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TÀRREGA · 17.7 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Rocallaura · 12.3 km · 11 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
86
905 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
32
337 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
17
179 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
2669 sunshine hours
Vallfogona de Riucorb averages about 2669 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Vallfogona de Riucorb a practical base for remote work.
About Vallfogona de Riucorb
Vallfogona de Riucorb is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,422 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1122 €/m². Compare Vallfogona de Riucorb with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43159 · CP 43159 · lat 41.5563861609227, lon 1.2348803853880228 · 422 m · Income: €35,004