Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08237
Sant Quirze de Besora
Sant Quirze de Besora: living in Barcelona
Sant Quirze de Besora offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,164
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4140 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~69 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~17 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 · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.8% of padrón; international residents 9.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −3.9% over the series; mean age 46.4; foreign residents 9.2%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 23.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Sant Quirze de Besora in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.4
<16
13.9%
16–64
60.7%
65+
25.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,967 (90.8%)
Foreign residents: 200 (9.2%)
- Morocco: 57
- Senegal: 45
- Bulgaria: 21
- Romania: 15
- Colombia: 9
- Russia: 6
- Germany: 2
- France: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 126% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (35.9km)
299 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 15.4 km
- 02Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 20.4 km
- 03Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 21.9 km
- 04Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 22.7 km
- 05Fageda d`en Jordà i Volcà del Puig Jordà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 23 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Croscat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.2 km
- 07Volcà el Torrent (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.4 km
- 08Volcà Puig Astrol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.4 km
- 09Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.5 km
- 10Turó de la Pomareda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Quirze de Besora
€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 Sant Quirze de Besora you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
74
Affiliated workers (approx.)
935
Self-employed (approx.)
158
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- SP -
David Solà Rota (SP - AMUNT)
2023–2027 · Som Poble - 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) · 76.8 km · 69 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 93.9 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 109.1 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 108.9 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 105.9 km · 91 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIELLS I VIABREA-BREDA · 73.7 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Ripoll · 15.8 km · 17 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
1,146
530 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
308
142 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
234
108 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
4
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Sant Quirze de Besora averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.2%) makes Sant Quirze de Besora a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~24%
About 24% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Sant Quirze de Besora
Sant Quirze de Besora is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,190 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1690 €/m². Compare Sant Quirze de Besora with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08237 · CP 08237 · lat 42.1027974193779, lon 2.2297888015050638 · 390 m · Income: €40,215