Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43171
Vila-seca
Vila-seca: living in Tarragona
Vila-seca offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
23,917
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#331 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~21 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~11 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 84.5% of padrón; international residents 15.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.6% over the series; mean age 40.5; foreign residents 15.5%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Vila-seca in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.5
<16
18.9%
16–64
66.2%
65+
14.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,756 (84.5%)
Foreign residents: 3,431 (15.5%)
- Morocco: 817
- Romania: 340
- Senegal: 221
- Colombia: 162
- Argentina: 156
- Ukraine: 155
- Brazil: 129
- China: 127
English speakers ≈ 19
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 104% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (33.1km)
305 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sèquia Major (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.2 km
- 02Prats de la Pineda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.5 km
- 03Cap de Santes Creus-Litoral meridional tarragoní (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.4 km
- 04Muntanyes de Prades (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.1 km
- 05Tamarit-Punta de la Móra-Costes del Tarragonès (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 15.1 km
Day trip
- 06La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 26.2 km
- 07Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.4 km
- 08Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.5 km
- 09Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.3 km
- 10Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 35.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vila-seca
€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 Vila-seca you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
788
Affiliated workers (approx.)
11,282
Self-employed (approx.)
1,900
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€39,156,036
Expenses
€39,156,036
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Pere Segura Xatruch (CM)
2023–2027 · Vila-Seca Segura - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 18 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 15.2 km · 21 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 104.4 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 18.3 km · 26 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 15.2 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SALOU-PORT AVENTURA · 2.5 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Salou · 4.8 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
11,739
491 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,224
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,153
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
18
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
88
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in…
Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.
The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until…
The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda.
Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol…
Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
About Vila-seca
Vila-seca is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,476 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1176 €/m². Compare Vila-seca with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43171 · CP 43171 · lat 41.10151210977988, lon 1.1445523776821032 · 476 m · Income: €37,278