Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08147
Olesa de Montserrat
Olesa de Montserrat: living in Barcelona
Olesa de Montserrat offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
24,966
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1917 / 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~79 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~22 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.4% of padrón; international residents 8.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.3% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 8.6%; 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 32.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Olesa de Montserrat in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
17.5%
16–64
65.7%
65+
16.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,841 (91.4%)
Foreign residents: 2,063 (8.6%)
- Morocco: 989
- Bolivia: 137
- China: 100
- Romania: 86
- Ecuador: 61
- Colombia: 58
- Pakistan: 49
- Portugal: 38
English speakers ≈ 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 282% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (4.2km)
299 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.2 km
- 02Riu Llobregat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 03Serra de Collcardús (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.5 km
- 04Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.2 km
- 05Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.7 km
Day trip
- 06Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.1 km
- 07Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33 km
- 08Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.4 km
- 09Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 60 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 64.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Olesa de Montserrat
€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 Olesa de Montserrat you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
951
Affiliated workers (approx.)
11,668
Self-employed (approx.)
1,968
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Fernando Vicente Benetti (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) · 44.5 km · 79 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 37.1 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 37.5 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 45.8 km · 53 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 37.1 km · 52 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TERRASSA ESTACIÓ DEL NORD · 17.2 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Abrera · 5.9 km · 22 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
11,146
446 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,723
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,761
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
69
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
58
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2545 sunshine hours
Olesa de Montserrat averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.6%) makes Olesa de Montserrat a practical base for remote work.
About Olesa de Montserrat
Olesa de Montserrat is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,260 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 760 €/m². Compare Olesa de Montserrat with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08147 · CP 08147 · lat 41.553705774487625, lon 1.9014966994062472 · 360 m · Income: €42,035