Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08058
Castellet i la Gornal
Castellet i la Gornal: living in Barcelona
Castellet i la Gornal offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,776
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2006 / 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 · 0.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,246 €/m²; cost of living at 102% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~25 min; coach ~20 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.4% of padrón; international residents 5.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.6% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 5.6%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~861; Natura 2000 covers about 38.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Castellet i la Gornal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
15.8%
16–64
64.2%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,164 (94.4%)
Foreign residents: 128 (5.6%)
- Morocco: 24
- Romania: 22
- Italy: 7
- Peru: 7
- Germany: 5
- Colombia: 4
- France: 3
- Portugal: 3
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (12.1km)
305 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Foix, el (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Massís del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 03Olèrdola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.8 km
- 04El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.2 km
- 05Costes del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.8 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26.9 km
- 07Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.5 km
- 08Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.9 km
- 09Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.4 km
- 10Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 39.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellet i la Gornal
€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 Castellet i la Gornal you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
117
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,265
Self-employed (approx.)
214
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Xavier Revuelta Esteve (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 65.6 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 44 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 64.7 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 44.5 km · 51 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 67.9 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENÇ DE CALDERS · 15.9 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos d'El Vendrell · 11.6 km · 20 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
1,604
578 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
354
128 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
353
127 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Castellet i la Gornal averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~39%
About 39% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Castellet i la Gornal
Castellet i la Gornal is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 1,331 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2631 €/m². Compare Castellet i la Gornal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08058 · CP 08058 · lat 41.267571641319726, lon 1.6338204041813142 · 331 m · Income: €37,603