Girona · Cataluña · CP 17065
Esponellà
Esponellà: living in Girona
Esponellà offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, the provincial capital within half an hour and several local amenities — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
446
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3964 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~57 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,436 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 4.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 42% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 94.7% of padrón; international residents 5.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.3% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 5.3%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 1.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Esponellà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
17.6%
16–64
58.5%
65+
23.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 415 (94.7%)
Foreign residents: 23 (5.3%)
- France: 3
- Morocco: 3
- Germany: 2
- Russia: 2
- Ukraine: 2
- Uruguay: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Argentina: 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 17003 (19.9km)
287 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
41.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 3.4 km
- 02Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 15.5 km
- 03Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 19.6 km
- 04Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 20.2 km
- 05Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 20.4 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.1 km
- 07Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.6 km
- 08L`illa de Canet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26 km
- 09Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.1 km
- 10Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Esponellà
€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 Esponellà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
187
Self-employed (approx.)
31
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€751,951
Expenses
€751,951
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC-
David Juan Garganta (ERC-SOME- AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya- Som Esponellà- Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 47.5 km · 57 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 36.5 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 140.1 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 137.2 km · 118 min
Nearest city
Girona · 28.3 km · 24 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILAMALLA · 23.4 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Teisa 1920 · 11.2 km · 21 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
290
650 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
97
217 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
141 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Esponellà averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 0.6 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0.6 km away.
About Esponellà
Esponellà is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,089 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3189 €/m². Compare Esponellà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17065 · CP 17065 · lat 42.17130468873944, lon 2.801193784543884 · 389 m · Income: €55,449