Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08242
Marganell
Marganell: living in Barcelona
Marganell offers 2545 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
309
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6307 / 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 · 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~58 min; airport ~84 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,545 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 1.2/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 7% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.2% of padrón; international residents 6.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +33.3% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 6.8%; 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 46.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Marganell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
9.9%
16–64
67.4%
65+
22.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 248 (93.2%)
Foreign residents: 18 (6.8%)
- France: 3
- Poland: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Italy: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Cuba: 2
- Germany: 1
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 125% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (15.4km)
299 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
6.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 03Roques Blanques (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.4 km
- 04Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.6 km
- 05Riu Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.9 km
Day trip
- 06Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29 km
- 07Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.8 km
- 08Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.3 km
- 09Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 44.5 km
- 10Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 46.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Marganell
€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 Marganell you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.5%
SEPE unemployed
24
Affiliated workers (approx.)
146
Self-employed (approx.)
25
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- CM
Ramon Costa Calsina (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Marganell - Compromís Municipal
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) · 61.7 km · 84 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 57.4 km · 58 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 53.3 km · 46 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 63 km · 58 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 57.4 km · 58 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENÇ DE CASTELLET · 9 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Bruc · 7.8 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
163
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
75
243 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
35
113 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
2545 sunshine hours
Marganell averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~46%
About 46% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1150
Historical record places Marganell around 1150 — older settlement heritage.
About Marganell
Marganell is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,216 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1716 €/m². Compare Marganell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08242 · CP 08242 · lat 41.62887697142782, lon 1.802664241724218 · 416 m · Income: €34,850