Living in Vilafranca del Penedès
In Vilafranca del Penedès, the statutory reference rent is €6.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.9% (2026).
Vilafranca del Penedès had a population of 42,607 at the start of 2025. The nearest airport was BCN, 32.1 km away, with 163 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.8% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.91% in June 2026.
Pricier rent than 72% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Vilafranca del Penedès?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Average net cold rent is 6.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 18,264 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 15,486 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 2,781 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Vilafranca del Penedès a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 402 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.91 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Vilafranca del Penedès 3.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.81 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 16,572 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,261 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.91 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,778 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €402 |
| Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,344 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vilafranca del Penedès. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vilafranca del Penedès. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 861.4 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vilafranca del Penedès under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Vilafranca del Penedès?
Police recorded about 6,727 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,727 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vilafranca del Penedès. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities
For adult language learners, residents.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Vilafranca del Penedès 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS (ZONA ESPORTIVA))4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SANTA MARGARIDA I ELS MONJOS (ELS MONJOS))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency6Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 21.52 · Feb 22.22 · Mar 26.35 · Apr 27.65 · May 32.42 · Jun 38.2 · Jul 36.58 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 35.02 · Oct 30.98 · Nov 25.29 · Dec 19.66 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -3.92 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -3.75 · Apr 1.52 · May 3.18 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12.13 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 7.67 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -0.51 · Dec -2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.44 · Feb 8.05 · Mar 10.76 · Apr 13.67 · May 17.4 · Jun 22.06 · Jul 24.67 · Aug 24.55 · Sep 20.97 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.56 · Dec 8.05 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 35.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 17.0 to 11.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The published population was 42,607 people in January 2025. Source: Vilafranca del Penedès - official stats20
By nationality
National passport85.5%Foreign residents14.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 19.98 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,159 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 20,898 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 19,816 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 42,607 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Vilafranca del Penedès - official stats20Official |
International community in Vilafranca del Penedès
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 39,980 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 32,650 | 81.7% |
| Africa | 2,912 | 7.3% |
| South America | 2,549 | 6.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 524 | 1.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 497 | 1.2% |
| Asia | 487 | 1.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 301 | 0.8% |
| North America | 55 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 39,980 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 34,515 | 86.3% |
| Africa | 2,742 | 6.9% |
| South America | 1,035 | 2.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 578 | 1.4% |
| Asia | 514 | 1.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 304 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 258 | 0.6% |
| North America | 32 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Vilafranca del Penedès
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Reus as a Vilafranca del Penedès alternative in the same region
54 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 111,601 Reus vs 42,607 Vilafranca del Penedès+162%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,473.8 Reus vs 861.4 Vilafranca del Penedès+71%
- Rent: €5.80/m² Reus vs €6.70/m² Vilafranca del Penedès−13%
- Nearest airport: 5.1 km Reus vs 32.1 km Vilafranca del Penedès−84%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,612 Reus vs 6,727 Vilafranca del Penedès−17%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Reus vs €2,261 Vilafranca del Penedèssame level
Elda as a Vilafranca del Penedès alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 383 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €6.70/m² Vilafranca del Penedès−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 6,727 Vilafranca del Penedès−36%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 11.0 µg/m³ Vilafranca del Penedès−55%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,261 Vilafranca del Penedès−17%
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 42,607 Vilafranca del Penedès+30%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 929.9 Elda vs 861.4 Vilafranca del Penedès+8%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 32.1 km Vilafranca del Penedès−7%
Tallinn as a Vilafranca del Penedès alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2564 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 11.0 µg/m³ Vilafranca del Penedès−73%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.70/m² (2022) Vilafranca del Penedèsno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 32.1 km Vilafranca del Penedès−83%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,261 (2024) Vilafranca del Penedèsno percentage
Cities near Vilafranca del Penedès
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 12.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Vilafranca del Penedès, nearest in population first.
How does Vilafranca del Penedès compare?
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).
A country-wide rule for Spain; Vilafranca del Penedès's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Vilafranca del Penedès part of Barcelona?
Vilafranca del Penedès is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barcelona city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The published population was 42,607 people in January 2025. Source: Vilafranca del Penedès - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Vilafranca del Penedès?
Average net cold rent is 6.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 469 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Vilafranca del Penedès?
Police recorded about 6,727 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..
What is the unemployment rate in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Vilafranca del Penedès?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Vilafranca del Penedès a good place to live?
Vilafranca del Penedès may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Vilafranca del Penedès part of Barcelona?
Vilafranca del Penedès is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Vilafranca del Penedès?
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Castelldefels, Santa Margarida i els Monjos, Canyelles, Sant Pere de Ribes are near Vilafranca del Penedès. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Vilafranca del Penedès?
The official country of birth distribution records 32,650 people (81.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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