Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08131
Montesquiu
Montesquiu: living in Barcelona
Montesquiu offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,131
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3816 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~112 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~101 min; coach ~44 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,540 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°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 · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.0% of padrón; international residents 10.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.4% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 10.0%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 82.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Montesquiu in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
17.2%
16–64
60.5%
65+
22.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 898 (90.0%)
Foreign residents: 100 (10.0%)
- Morocco: 44
- Senegal: 9
- Peru: 7
- Bulgaria: 6
- Romania: 4
- Italy: 2
- Russia: 2
- Nigeria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 296% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (38.0km)
299 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montesquiu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Serres de Milany-Santa Magdalena i Puigsacalm-Bellmunt (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.8 km
- 03Riberes de l"Alt Ter (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.5 km
- 04Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 13.7 km
- 05Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 21.4 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Puig de la Costa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.8 km
- 07Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 08Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.2 km
- 09Volcà Croscat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.3 km
- 10Volcà Puig Astrol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Montesquiu
€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 Montesquiu you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
51
Affiliated workers (approx.)
485
Self-employed (approx.)
82
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- SM-
Carles Colomo Espona (SM- AMUNT)
2023–2027 · Som Montesquiu - Alternativa Municipalista
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 Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 84 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 101.1 km · 112 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 111.7 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 102.4 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 101.1 km · 112 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIELLS I VIABREA-BREDA · 80.9 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Ripoll · 11.8 km · 44 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
584
516 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
105
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
96
85 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Montesquiu averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Montesquiu a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~82%
About 82% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Montesquiu
Montesquiu is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,223 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 723 €/m². Compare Montesquiu with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08131 · CP 08131 · lat 42.12109618966363, lon 2.212433421559093 · 323 m · Income: €33,568