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Vilafranca del Penedès
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine.
Living in Vilafranca del Penedès
Vilafranca del Penedès is the wine capital of the Penedès — a historic market town of 43,000 southwest of Barcelona, founded after the Reconquest, whose life is organised around wine: bodegas, a wine-culture museum, and cava country all around. Its Festa Major is famous for castellers, the region's human towers. It's a working town, about three-quarters Spanish-born, with a large Moroccan community. Set a little inland and upland, it has warm summers and cool winters. It has its own hospital, a Saturday market, and Barcelona's airport about forty-five minutes away.
Vilafranca del Penedès's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Vilafranca del Penedès's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 78% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.52 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.44/m²·mo
Higher than 65% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.44/m²·mo
Higher than 58% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 14 km from the sea and mild 25.8°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
- Rainy days a year 58 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
Higher than 55% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 14 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 25
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €7.44/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 51% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 42,561 people and 14 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 44 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.44/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
Higher than 45% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
The wine capital of the Penedès — a pleasant historic market town of arcaded squares built partly to attract settlers after the Reconquest, now organised around the twin pleasures of history and wine. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 42,561 people and 14 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €7.44/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,441
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.8°C
What is the climate like in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès's reported winter average is 6.9°C, while July–August highs reach 25.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 6.9°C bottom 45% of 8,131 towns 0.9°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 25.8°C top 8% of 8,131 towns 4.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 58 days top 36% of 8,088 towns 15% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 6.2 h/day bottom 9% of 3,829 towns 15% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 73 bottom 31% of 8,033 towns 16 above the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 29.2% bottom 4% of 8,130 towns 6.3% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès's nearest health centre is 0.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 0.4 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 142 days #16 of 17 regions, +39 days vs national 32% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès has 25 schools in town; the nearest international school is 11 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 25 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 11 km top 11% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès's reported home price is €2,023/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.44/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,023/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 50% of 306 towns 8% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.44/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.87/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €8.97/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.41% top 38% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €15,441 top 35% of 8,059 towns 7% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 20.2% bottom 19% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Catalonia has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the Catalonia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès's reported population is 42,561.
Who lives here
- Population
- 42,561
- Born in Spain
- 77.3% 11.5% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.3% 2.5% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.52 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilafranca del Penedès is a reported 44 min drive from the nearest airport, with 100% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 44 min top 19% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 100% top 2% of 8,132 towns 21% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 11% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Vilafranca del Penedès fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Vilafranca del Penedès against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 23 min from Vilanova i la Geltrú, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Vilafranca del Penedès for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.
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