Lleida · Cataluña · CP 25041
Barbens
Barbens: living in Lleida
Barbens offers 2669 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
929
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3449 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,669 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 70.0% of padrón; international residents 30.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.9% over the series; mean age 45.9; foreign residents 30.0%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~—; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
Barbens in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.9
<16
13.8%
16–64
63.9%
65+
22.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 615 (70.0%)
Foreign residents: 263 (30.0%)
- Romania: 129
- Morocco: 60
- Poland: 13
- Algeria: 11
- Senegal: 10
- Ukraine: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Pakistan: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 232 · 47% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25050 (7.2km)
314 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lleida
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Anglesola-Vilagrassa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.6 km
- 02Plans de Sió (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 03Secans de Belianes-Preixana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.7 km
- 04Bellmunt-Almenara (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6 km
- 05Estany d`Ivars-Vilasana (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.9 km
Day trip
- 06Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32 km
- 07La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 32.6 km
- 08Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 34.1 km
- 09Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.5 km
- 10Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barbens
€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 Barbens you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
425
Self-employed (approx.)
71
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,373,498
Expenses
€1,373,498
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- JXB-
Andreu Benet I Castillo (JXB-AM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Barbens - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 82.6 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 52.1 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 121.1 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 85.9 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Lleida · 52.1 km · 59 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ANGLESOLA · 10.4 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Tornabous · 3.6 km · 19 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
547
589 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
138
149 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
11 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2669 sunshine hours
Barbens averages about 2669 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.1%
SETELECO reports 93.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 2.6 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.6 km away.
About Barbens
Barbens is a municipality in Lleida (Cataluña) with about 3,962 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1862 €/m². Compare Barbens with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 25041 · CP 25041 · lat 41.688099436257325, lon 1.0451243438515005 · 262 m · Income: €35,821