Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35008
Firgas
Firgas: living in Las Palmas
Firgas offers 3160 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
7,728
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1095 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,764 €/m²; cost of living at 80% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~12 min; airport ~54 min; Renfe ~1,477 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,160 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.1% of padrón; international residents 1.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.1% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 1.9%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 10.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Firgas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
12%
16–64
70.6%
65+
17.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,312 (98.1%)
Foreign residents: 143 (1.9%)
- Italy: 19
- Germany: 12
- Cuba: 12
- Morocco: 11
- Venezuela: 10
- Brazil: 7
- United Kingdom: 6
- Romania: 6
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 34 · 133% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 35001 (14.4km)
372 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Doramas (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 0.6 km
- 02Azuaje (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 1 km
- 03Lomo Riquiánez (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 3 km
- 04Los Tilos de Moya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 3.7 km
- 05El Brezal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 3.8 km
Day trip
- 06Montaña de Agüimes (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.4 km
- 07Roque de Gando (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 27 km
- 08Güi-güí (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 27.8 km
- 09Juncalillo del Sur (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 34.4 km
- 10Las Dunas de Maspalomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 39 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Firgas
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Firgas you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.9%
SEPE unemployed
592
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,840
Self-employed (approx.)
655
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,172,011
Expenses
€9,693,511
Balance
€478,500
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- COMF
Jaime Hernández Rodríguez (COMFIR-NC)
2023–2027 · Comfir-Nueva Canarias- Frente Amplio Canarista
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA) · 38.9 km · 54 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 13.9 km · 12 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1724.5 km · 1478 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 16.9 km · 15 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 16.8 km · 28 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1723.4 km · 1477 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de guaguas de Firgas · 0.8 km · 1 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
4,408
570 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,308
169 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
869
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3160 sunshine hours
Firgas averages about 3160 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 16.9 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Las Canteras, about 16.9 km by road.
Fibre at 84.3%
SETELECO reports 84.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Firgas
Firgas is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 366 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1266 €/m². Compare Firgas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35008 · CP 35008 · lat 28.107903604089792, lon -15.558283146641987 · 61 m · Income: €36,870