Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08288
Torrelles de Foix
Torrelles de Foix: living in Barcelona
Torrelles de Foix offers 2578 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,746
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#3638 / 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~113 min; Renfe ~63 min; coach ~47 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,578 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 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 86.1% of padrón; international residents 13.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −0.5% over the series; mean age 42.6; foreign residents 13.9%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 40.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Torrelles de Foix in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.6
<16
16%
16–64
66.1%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,022 (86.1%)
Foreign residents: 326 (13.9%)
- Morocco: 201
- Romania: 14
- Italy: 11
- Germany: 10
- Argentina: 10
- Ukraine: 9
- Bulgaria: 7
- Colombia: 7
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 116% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43001 (13.2km)
303 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Capçaleres del Foix (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.1 km
- 03Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.6 km
- 04Valls de l`Anoia (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.2 km
- 05Foix, el (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.6 km
Day trip
- 06Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 34.9 km
- 08Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.5 km
- 09Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.7 km
- 10Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Torrelles de Foix
€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 Torrelles de Foix you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.5%
SEPE unemployed
191
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,278
Self-employed (approx.)
218
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- IMPU
Sergi Valles Domingo (IMPULSEM TORRELLES DE FO)
2023–2027 · Impulsem Torrelles de Foix - 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) · 65 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 69 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 70 km · 93 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 69.6 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 73.2 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT SADURNÍ D'ANOIA · 31 km · 63 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Vilafranca del Penedès · 17.9 km · 47 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
1,450
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
330
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
243
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2578 sunshine hours
Torrelles de Foix averages about 2578 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~40%
About 40% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Torrelles de Foix
Torrelles de Foix is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 3,346 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1846 €/m². Compare Torrelles de Foix with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08288 · CP 08288 · lat 41.40934731671511, lon 1.5702455307278869 · 546 m · Income: €32,326