Girona · Cataluña · CP 17063
Espinelves
Espinelves: living in Girona
Espinelves offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
261
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2400 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~49 min; Renfe ~48 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,540 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.3% of padrón; international residents 4.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 42.7; foreign residents 4.7%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 11.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Espinelves in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.7
<16
13.7%
16–64
67.3%
65+
19%
International community
Spanish nationals: 205 (95.3%)
Foreign residents: 10 (4.7%)
- France: 1
- Italy: 1
- Romania: 1
- Russia: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Cuba: 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 08014 (16.7km)
299 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Guilleries, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.4 km
- 02el Montseny (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.1 km
- 03Savassona (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.9 km
- 04Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.2 km
- 05Collsacabra (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.7 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27 km
- 07Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.3 km
- 08Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.3 km
- 09Fageda d`en Jordà i Volcà del Puig Jordà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.8 km
- 10Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Espinelves
€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 Espinelves you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.8%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
126
Self-employed (approx.)
21
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€735,000
Expenses
€735,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EPF-
Joan Montserrat Ramos (EPF-AM)
2023–2027 · Espinelves Pel Futur - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 38.2 km · 49 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 55.1 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 80.8 km · 69 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 96 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Girona · 55.1 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIELLS I VIABREA-BREDA · 31.2 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos · 16.2 km · 25 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
136
521 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
52
199 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
44 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Espinelves averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97%) makes Espinelves a practical base for remote work.
Nature 1.4 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.4 km away.
About Espinelves
Espinelves is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,087 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3187 €/m². Compare Espinelves with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17063 · CP 17063 · lat 41.87374774344969, lon 2.4230380990539553 · 387 m · Income: €41,469