Girona · Cataluña · CP 17005
El Far d'Empordà
El Far d'Empordà: living in Girona
El Far d'Empordà offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
628
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#5609 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,522 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.2% of padrón; international residents 2.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.5% over the series; mean age 42.3; foreign residents 2.8%; 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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
El Far d'Empordà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.3
<16
17.4%
16–64
64.3%
65+
18.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 582 (97.2%)
Foreign residents: 17 (2.8%)
- Morocco: 4
- France: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
- Ukraine: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17004 (17.0km)
297 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.7 km
- 02Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 8.4 km
- 03Els Estanys (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 9.9 km
- 04L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 10.3 km
- 05Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 10.3 km
Day trip
- 06Dels Aiguamolls del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.3 km
- 07Marina de Les Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.5 km
- 08Les Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 28.7 km
- 09Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.6 km
- 10Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Far d'Empordà
€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 El Far d'Empordà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
288
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,962,947
Expenses
€2,962,947
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Jaume Arnall Figueras (ERC - AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 57.9 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 47.6 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 161.3 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 139 km · 99 min
Nearest city
Girona · 47.6 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FIGUERES · 4 km · 3 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Figueres · 4 km · 3 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
393
626 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
137
218 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
83
132 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2522 sunshine hours
El Far d'Empordà averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 79.4%
SETELECO reports 79.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~1150
Historical record places El Far d'Empordà around 1150 — older settlement heritage.
About El Far d'Empordà
El Far d'Empordà is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,903 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3003 €/m². Compare El Far d'Empordà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17005 · CP 17005 · lat 42.24564165707688, lon 2.9930753680787596 · 203 m · Income: €48,270