Tarragona · Cataluña
Deltebre
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation.
Living in Deltebre
Deltebre sits on the north bank of the Ebro Delta, a flat town of 12,000 whose living comes from the water and the paddies — fishing, oyster beds and the delta's rice fields. It's an unusual, watery landscape of lagoons and birdlife at sea level, with a mixed working population of Moroccan, Romanian and Pakistani residents and a notable German minority. The climate is warm Mediterranean, hot summers near 33°C, mild winters around 12°C. A hospital is about twenty minutes away, but it's a fair way from any city — Reus and its airport are over an hour off — so life here is delta-paced and rural.
Deltebre'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 Deltebre's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 90% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 23 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
- Drive to a hospital 23 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.41/m²·mo
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick for American retirees — 23 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
- Drive to a hospital 23 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.41/m²·mo
Higher than 80% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 8 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 88%
- Drive to nearest airport 75 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.41/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 78% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 8 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 6
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €5.41/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 23 min
Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 8 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €5.41/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,799
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 47% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A large town on the north bank of the Ebro that subsists mainly from fishing, oyster farming, and rice cultivation. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 8 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
- Rainy days a year 49 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 534
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
What is the climate like in Deltebre?
Deltebre's reported winter average is 11.7°C, while July–August highs reach 33°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.7°C top 14% of 8,131 towns 3.9°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 33°C bottom 22% of 8,131 towns 2.8°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 49 days top 16% of 8,088 towns 29% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 7.6 h/day top 38% of 3,829 towns 4% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 534 bottom 1% of 8,033 towns 478 above the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 2.12 m bottom 1% of 8,129 towns 2.08 m above the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 4 bottom 2% of 8,129 towns 4 above 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
- 22.5% top 46% of 8,130 towns 0.3% below 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 Deltebre?
Deltebre's nearest health centre is 2.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 23 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 23 min top 28% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 2.4 km top 12% 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 Deltebre?
Deltebre has 6 schools in town; the nearest international school is 52 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 6 top 10% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 52 km bottom 40% 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 Deltebre?
Deltebre's reported asking price is €1,396/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,396/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.41/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.19/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €6.89/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €12,799 bottom 27% of 8,059 towns 12% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 28.6% top 34% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Deltebre?
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 Deltebre?
Deltebre's reported population is 12,074.
Who lives here
- Population
- 12,074
- Born in Spain
- 85.5% 3.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 4.4% 0.6% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Deltebre?
Deltebre is a reported 75 min drive from the nearest airport, with 53% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 75 min bottom 48% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 53% bottom 13% of 8,132 towns 26% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 88% bottom 33% of 8,132 towns 4% 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 Deltebre 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 Deltebre against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 67 min from Reus, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Deltebre for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- 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.
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