Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08251
Santa Margarida i els Monjos
Santa Margarida i els Monjos: living in Barcelona
Santa Margarida i els Monjos offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,806
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3077 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~108 min; Renfe ~55 min; coach ~46 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.4% of padrón; international residents 13.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.4% over the series; mean age 40.6; foreign residents 13.6%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 8.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Santa Margarida i els Monjos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.6
<16
19.5%
16–64
65.1%
65+
15.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,578 (86.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,033 (13.6%)
- Morocco: 675
- Ukraine: 38
- Italy: 32
- Romania: 24
- Peru: 24
- Argentina: 20
- China: 17
- Pakistan: 17
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 123% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (16.3km)
305 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.6%
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) · 1.4 km
- 02Olèrdola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.8 km
- 03Massís del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.9 km
- 04El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.2 km
- 05Muntanyes de l`Ordal (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.7 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 31.9 km
- 07Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.9 km
- 08Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.4 km
- 09Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33 km
- 10Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Margarida i els Monjos
€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 Santa Margarida i els Monjos you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
301
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,614
Self-employed (approx.)
610
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PART
Immaculada Ferret Raventos (PARTIT DELS SOCIALISTES )
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya -Candidatura de Progrés (psc-Cp)
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) · 62.3 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 56.4 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 62 km · 85 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 57 km · 81 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 65.2 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT SADURNÍ D'ANOIA · 23.1 km · 55 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Vilafranca del Penedès · 13.2 km · 46 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
4,134
530 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
897
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
737
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
60
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Santa Margarida i els Monjos averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.6%) makes Santa Margarida i els Monjos a practical base for remote work.
About Santa Margarida i els Monjos
Santa Margarida i els Monjos is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,246 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1746 €/m². Compare Santa Margarida i els Monjos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08251 · CP 08251 · lat 41.311662421761774, lon 1.6640576935657547 · 446 m · Income: €38,226