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Vilanova i la Geltrú
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches.
Living in Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a seaside city of 71,000 down the coast from Sitges — calmer and more family-minded than its famous neighbour, with fine shallow sandy beaches, a working fishing port and a clutch of good museums, including Spain's best railway collection. It's mostly Spanish-born, with Moroccan, Argentine and a scattering of northern-European residents. The climate is mild Mediterranean, warm summers near 29°C and mild winters around 11°C. It has its own hospital and Barcelona's airport about thirty-five minutes away — big-city access with a gentler pace by the sea.
Vilanova i la Geltrú'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 Vilanova i la Geltrú's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 98% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.68 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €8.84/m²·mo
Higher than 95% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 33
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €8.84/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 92% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 3 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 36 min
- Registered long-let rent €8.84/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.6°C
Higher than 89% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €8.84/m²·mo
Higher than 88% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.6°C
- Rainy days a year 53 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 10.9°C
Higher than 85% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Calmer and more family-oriented than its neighbour Sitges, its main assets are its museums and fine, shallow sandy beaches. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 3 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €8.84/m²·mo
- Net income per person €16,690
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.6°C
What is the climate like in Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú's reported winter average is 10.9°C, while July–August highs reach 28.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.9°C top 17% of 8,131 towns 3.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 28.6°C top 26% of 8,131 towns 1.6°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 53 days top 23% of 8,088 towns 23% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 6.8 h/day bottom 22% of 3,829 towns 6% 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú's nearest health centre is 1.9 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
- 1.9 km top 10% 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú has 33 schools in town; the nearest international school is 4 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 33 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 4 km top 3% 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú's reported home price is €2,698/m², while registered long-let rent is €8.84/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,698/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 29% of 306 towns 22% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €8.84/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.15/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.93% bottom 34% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €16,690 top 19% of 8,059 towns 15% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 24.2% bottom 39% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Vilanova i la Geltrú?
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 Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú's reported population is 71,305.
Who lives here
- Population
- 71,305
- Born in Spain
- 80.3% 8.5% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.7% 0.1% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.68 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Vilanova i la Geltrú?
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a reported 36 min drive from the nearest airport, with 96% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 36 min top 11% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 96% top 24% of 8,132 towns 17% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 20% of 8,132 towns 15% 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú 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 Vilanova i la Geltrú against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 26 min from Castelldefels, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Vilanova i la Geltrú 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.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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