Lleida · Cataluña · CP 25140
Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò: living in Lleida
Montferrer i Castellbò offers 2596 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,161
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#5958 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~183 min; airport ~214 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,596 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 65% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.2% of padrón; international residents 8.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.4% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 8.8%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 16.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Montferrer i Castellbò in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
16.1%
16–64
63.7%
65+
20.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 949 (91.2%)
Foreign residents: 92 (8.8%)
- France: 10
- Bulgaria: 9
- Argentina: 7
- Brazil: 7
- Portugal: 6
- Italy: 4
- Romania: 4
- Germany: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 232 · 31% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25203 (11.5km)
305 approx. sunny days · 25 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
65.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lleida
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alt Pirineu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.9 km
- 02Serra de Prada-Castellàs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.4 km
- 03Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.4 km
- 04Serres del Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 15.4 km
- 05Tossa Plana de Lles-Puigpedrós (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 16.3 km
Day trip
- 06Noguera Pallaresa-Collegats (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 07Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 28 km
- 08La Llosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.3 km
- 09Segre-Prullans (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.4 km
- 10Noguera Pallaresa-Bonaigua (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Montferrer i Castellbò
€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 Montferrer i Castellbò you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
25
Affiliated workers (approx.)
529
Self-employed (approx.)
89
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,800,400
Expenses
€1,800,400
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Albert Marquet Lacaya (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Montferrer I Castellbó - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 202.5 km · 214 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 155.3 km · 183 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 176.2 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 202.3 km · 194 min
Nearest city
Lleida · 155.3 km · 183 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LA POBLA DE SEGUR · 45.8 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Adrall · 11.9 km · 10 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
756
651 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
335
289 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
151
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
28 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2596 sunshine hours
Montferrer i Castellbò averages about 2596 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~17%
About 17% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1050
Historical record places Montferrer i Castellbò around 1050 — older settlement heritage.
About Montferrer i Castellbò
Montferrer i Castellbò is a municipality in Lleida (Cataluña) with about 422 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2822 €/m². Compare Montferrer i Castellbò with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 25140 · CP 25140 · lat 42.38522697582941, lon 1.3288029957256127 · 322 m · Income: €37,231