Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43082
El Masroig
El Masroig: living in Tarragona
El Masroig offers 2656 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and several local amenities — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
473
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6034 / 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 · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~87 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. About 2,656 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 81.7% of padrón; international residents 18.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.9/10
Average. Population −1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.5% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 18.3%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
El Masroig in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
11.7%
16–64
60.5%
65+
27.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 406 (81.7%)
Foreign residents: 91 (18.3%)
- Morocco: 38
- Romania: 36
- France: 6
- United Kingdom: 3
- Senegal: 3
- Venezuela: 2
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 50105 (37.6km)
312 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riu Siurana i planes del Priorat (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.5 km
- 02Pas de l`Ase (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.9 km
- 03Serra de Llaberia (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.1 km
- 04Riberes i illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8 km
- 05Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 8.2 km
Day trip
- 06Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26.8 km
- 07Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30 km
- 08Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.4 km
- 09La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 33 km
- 10Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 37.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Masroig
€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 El Masroig you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
13
Affiliated workers (approx.)
204
Self-employed (approx.)
34
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€773,187
Expenses
€773,186
Balance
€1
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Teresa Guerola Vernet (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Pel Masroig - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 50.8 km · 87 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 53 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 140.8 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 56.1 km · 58 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 53 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CAPÇANES · 7.1 km · 6 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mora La Nova · 10.3 km · 9 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
311
658 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
130
275 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
52
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2656 sunshine hours
El Masroig averages about 2656 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 77.9%
SETELECO reports 77.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Masroig
El Masroig is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 547 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3047 €/m². Compare El Masroig with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43082 · CP 43082 · lat 41.132132237564555, lon 0.732099193979056 · 447 m · Income: €31,713