Girona · Cataluña · CP 17048
Castell-Platja d'Aro
Castell-Platja d'Aro: living in Girona
Castell-Platja d'Aro offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,982
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1840 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~53 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. About 2,503 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 69.0% of padrón; international residents 31.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.6% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 31.0%; property prices +7.5% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 10.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Castell-Platja d'Aro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
14.3%
16–64
65.7%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,495 (69.0%)
Foreign residents: 3,365 (31.0%)
- Russia: 842
- Morocco: 653
- Ukraine: 240
- France: 210
- Romania: 152
- Italy: 119
- China: 69
- Germany: 63
English speakers ≈ 39
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (25.6km)
294 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Gavarres, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.9 km
- 02Massís de les Cadiretes (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.3 km
- 03Castell-Cap Roig (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.3 km
- 04Muntanyes de Begur (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 12.8 km
- 05Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.2 km
Day trip
- 06Marina de Les Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.5 km
- 07Les Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 28.7 km
- 08Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.1 km
- 09Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.5 km
- 10L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 41.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castell-Platja d'Aro
€4,868
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€590
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€0
People in Barcelona pay about the same tax as here
In Castell-Platja d'Aro you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.6%
SEPE unemployed
311
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,094
Self-employed (approx.)
1,023
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€47,760,600
Expenses
€47,760,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSC-
Mauricio Jiménez Ruiz (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 37.7 km · 53 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 36.1 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 121.5 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 116.8 km · 100 min
Nearest city
Girona · 36.1 km · 52 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIUDELLOTS · 27.3 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Sarfa S.L. · Terminal Sant Feliu de Guíxols · 9.5 km · 19 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
7,167
552 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,788
138 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,804
139 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Castell-Platja d'Aro averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Castell-Platja d'Aro a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Castell-Platja d'Aro.
About Castell-Platja d'Aro
Castell-Platja d'Aro is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,030 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3130 €/m². Compare Castell-Platja d'Aro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17048 · CP 17048 · lat 41.821418544291035, lon 3.0465316875727577 · 330 m · Income: €36,260