Girona · Cataluña · CP 17060
Darnius
Darnius: living in Girona
Darnius offers 2468 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
563
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3860 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,468 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.1% of padrón; international residents 13.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.0% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 13.9%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Darnius in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
11.2%
16–64
61.9%
65+
26.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 470 (86.1%)
Foreign residents: 76 (13.9%)
- France: 17
- Romania: 11
- Bolivia: 4
- Germany: 2
- Russia: 2
- Algeria: 2
- Brazil: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 53% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17001 (4.8km)
290 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Penya-segats de la Muga (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.8 km
- 02Riu Llobregat Empordà-Riera de Torrelles (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3 km
- 03Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 6.7 km
- 04Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 7.2 km
- 05Capçalera de l`Orlina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.5 km
Day trip
- 06Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 26.7 km
- 07L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.1 km
- 08Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 29.1 km
- 09Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.5 km
- 10Volcans del Cairat, de Claperols i de Repassot (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Darnius
€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 Darnius you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
SEPE unemployed
11
Affiliated workers (approx.)
249
Self-employed (approx.)
42
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€876,352
Expenses
€876,352
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- TXD-
Josep Madern Ciria (TXD-TE)
2023–2027 · Tots X Darnius - Tots Empordà
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 74.4 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 64.1 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 166.7 km · 143 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 155.5 km · 112 min
Nearest city
Girona · 56.9 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 19.5 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 20.2 km · 17 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
360
639 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
148
263 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
73
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2468 sunshine hours
Darnius averages about 2468 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Darnius a practical base for remote work.
Nature 2.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.8 km away.
About Darnius
Darnius is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,084 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3184 €/m². Compare Darnius with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17060 · CP 17060 · lat 42.36372403820316, lon 2.8291839992763026 · 384 m · Income: €33,851