Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43164
Vespella de Gaià
Vespella de Gaià: living in Tarragona
Vespella de Gaià offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
502
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1863 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~72 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~27 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.2% of padrón; international residents 9.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.0% over the series; mean age 46.3; foreign residents 9.8%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 42.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Vespella de Gaià in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
16.1%
16–64
59.7%
65+
24.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 370 (90.2%)
Foreign residents: 40 (9.8%)
- United Kingdom: 6
- Poland: 5
- Germany: 4
- Italy: 4
- France: 3
- Romania: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Argentina: 2
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 106% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (11.8km)
305 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.7 km
- 02Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.5 km
- 03Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 7.3 km
- 04Tamarit-Punta de la Móra-Costes del Tarragonès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.6 km
- 05Platja de Torredembarra i Creixell (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.8 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.2 km
- 07La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 27.5 km
- 08Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.1 km
- 09Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.2 km
- 10Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vespella de Gaià
€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 Vespella de Gaià you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
21
Affiliated workers (approx.)
213
Self-employed (approx.)
36
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,081,898
Expenses
€1,081,898
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSC-
Daniel Cid Ricote (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) · 32.6 km · 72 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 21.2 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 85.6 km · 76 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 21.8 km · 33 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 21.2 km · 28 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SALOMÓ · 4.9 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Tarragona · 22.5 km · 27 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
311
620 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
69
137 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
72
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Vespella de Gaià averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 21.8 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Platja del Miracle (Tarragona), about 21.8 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~42%
About 42% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Vespella de Gaià
Vespella de Gaià is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,448 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1148 €/m². Compare Vespella de Gaià with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43164 · CP 43164 · lat 41.2029445006109, lon 1.3613399409080198 · 448 m · Income: €37,675