Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43063
La Galera
La Galera: living in Tarragona
La Galera offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
726
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#6581 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~142 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 84.8% of padrón; international residents 15.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 15.2%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
La Galera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
12%
16–64
59.3%
65+
28.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 620 (84.8%)
Foreign residents: 111 (15.2%)
- Romania: 66
- Morocco: 21
- France: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Ukraine: 3
- Ecuador: 3
- Italy: 2
- Peru: 2
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44037 (23.9km)
310 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Barrancs de Sant Antoni-Lloret-la Galera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.5 km
- 02Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.6 km
- 03Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 11.3 km
- 04Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.4 km
- 05Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.4 km
Day trip
- 06L`Illa de Mar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 25.2 km
- 07Punta del Fangar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26.6 km
- 08Estació biològica el Canal Vell (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.8 km
- 09Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.6 km
- 10Marjal de Peñiscola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 34.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Galera
€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 La Galera you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
307
Self-employed (approx.)
52
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,578,773
Expenses
€1,568,607
Balance
€10,166
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Ramón Agustín Muñoz Verge (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per la Galera - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 102.7 km · 142 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 103.3 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 184.6 km · 156 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 106.4 km · 110 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 103.3 km · 105 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ULLDECONA-ALCANAR-LA SÉNIA · 14.9 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
Coach · HIFE · Estació d'autobusos d'Amposta · 15.2 km · 13 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
412
567 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
202
278 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
40
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
La Galera averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 79.4%
SETELECO reports 79.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About La Galera
La Galera is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 486 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2986 €/m². Compare La Galera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43063 · CP 43063 · lat 40.69461312136394, lon 0.4398435083174193 · 386 m · Income: €28,153