Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43178
Vinyols i els Arcs
Vinyols i els Arcs: living in Tarragona
Vinyols i els Arcs offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,450
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1518 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~51 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~37 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,595 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°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 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.9% over the series; mean age 41.1; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.9 km).
Place location
Vinyols i els Arcs in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.1
<16
18%
16–64
66%
65+
16%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,757 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 299 (14.5%)
- Morocco: 141
- Romania: 54
- Italy: 10
- Colombia: 9
- United Kingdom: 7
- Russia: 7
- Venezuela: 7
- Pakistan: 7
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (40.0km)
305 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cap de Santes Creus-Litoral meridional tarragoní (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.6 km
- 02Mare de Déu de la Roca (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.7 km
- 03Serra de Llaberia (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.8 km
- 04Sèquia Major (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.2 km
- 05Prats de la Pineda (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.9 km
Day trip
- 06La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 25.3 km
- 07Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.5 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu Gaià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26.2 km
- 09Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.4 km
- 10Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vinyols i els Arcs
€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 Vinyols i els Arcs you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
81
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,152
Self-employed (approx.)
194
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,653,437
Expenses
€2,597,220
Balance
€56,217
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- VIA-
Arnau Guasch Girona (VIA-AM)
2023–2027 · Vinyols I Els Arcs-Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 23.1 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 30.9 km · 51 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 129.5 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 34 km · 56 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 30.9 km · 51 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CAMBRILS · 8.6 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cambrils · 9.7 km · 37 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
1,344
549 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
440
180 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
348
142 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Vinyols i els Arcs averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.2%
SETELECO reports 94.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 4.9 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4.9 km away.
About Vinyols i els Arcs
Vinyols i els Arcs is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,483 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1183 €/m². Compare Vinyols i els Arcs with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43178 · CP 43178 · lat 41.09893702584011, lon 1.0547294271396355 · 483 m · Income: €43,070