Lleida · Cataluña
Lleida
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit.
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Living in Lleida
Lleida is an inland Catalan city of 147,000 at the heart of a fertile agricultural plain, its skyline crowned by the Seu Vella — the old cathedral within a ruined castle, with some of the largest Gothic cloisters in the world. It's a diverse, workmanlike city, only about seven in ten residents Spanish-born, with very large Moroccan, Colombian and Romanian communities drawn by the region's farm and fruit work. Away from the sea, the climate is continental: hot dry summers around 33°C and cold winters near 7°C. It has its own hospital and a small airport twenty minutes out.
Lleida'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 Lleida's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 70% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.61/m²·mo
Higher than 64% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.39 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.61/m²·mo
Higher than 31% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 147,369 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 21 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.61/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 29% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and 147,369 people.
- Schools in town 91
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €6.61/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 25% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a hospital in town and 147,369 people.
- Registered long-let rent €6.61/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,062
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 20% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A rich-history inland Catalan city at the heart of a fertile plain — a Roman municipium, then centre of a small Arab kingdom, its splendid old Catedral alone justifies a visit. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
- Rainy days a year 46 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 20
- Winter average temp 7.3°C
What is the climate like in Lleida?
Lleida's reported winter average is 7.3°C, while July–August highs reach 33°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7.3°C top 45% of 8,131 towns 0.4°C below 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
- 46 days top 11% of 8,088 towns 33% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 7.7 h/day top 28% of 3,829 towns 6% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 20 top 18% of 8,033 towns 36 below 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)
- 0.18 ha/km² bottom 38% of 8,132 towns 2.13 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 14 bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 8 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 27.3% bottom 10% of 8,130 towns 4.4% 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 Lleida?
Lleida's nearest health centre is 3.3 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
- 3.3 km top 17% 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 Lleida?
Lleida has 91 schools in town; the nearest international school is 16 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 91 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 16 km top 17% 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 Lleida?
Lleida's reported home price is €1,428/m², while registered long-let rent is €6.61/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €1,428/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 22% of 306 towns 35% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.61/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.21/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €8.17/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 5.55% top 6% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €15,062 top 39% of 8,059 towns 4% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 19.5% bottom 16% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Lleida?
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 Lleida?
Lleida's reported population is 147,369.
Who lives here
- Population
- 147,369
- Born in Spain
- 72.2% 16.6% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.8% about the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.39 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Lleida?
Lleida is a reported 21 min drive from the nearest airport, with 97% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 21 min top 3% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 97% top 16% of 8,132 towns 18% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 22% 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 Lleida 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 Lleida against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 77 min from Huesca, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Lleida 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 an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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