Girona · Cataluña · CP 17066
Figueres
Figueres: living in Girona
Figueres offers 2468 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
49,689
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2002 / 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~64 min; Renfe ~4 min; coach ~6 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 73.5% of padrón; international residents 26.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.6% over the series; mean age 40.2; foreign residents 26.5%; 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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Figueres in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.2
<16
18.1%
16–64
65.6%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 34,268 (73.5%)
Foreign residents: 12,386 (26.5%)
- Morocco: 4,737
- Romania: 861
- Senegal: 824
- Bolivia: 606
- Colombia: 453
- France: 373
- Ukraine: 269
- Dominican Republic: 257
English speakers ≈ 43
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 (18.5km)
290 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
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 · 8.1 km
- 02Els Estanys (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 10.7 km
- 03Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 11.2 km
- 04Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.2 km
- 05Serra de Rodes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 13.3 km
Day trip
- 06L`illa de Canet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 26.4 km
- 07Dels Aiguamolls del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.6 km
- 08Marina de Les Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.7 km
- 09Les Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 32 km
- 10Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Figueres
€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 Figueres you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
2,423
Affiliated workers (approx.)
23,106
Self-employed (approx.)
3,912
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€72,671,444
Expenses
€72,671,444
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Jordi Masquef Creus (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Figueres - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 62.2 km · 64 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 51.9 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 163 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 143.3 km · 101 min
Nearest city
Girona · 51.9 km · 59 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FIGUERES · 0.8 km · 4 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Figueres · 1 km · 6 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
23,708
477 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,902
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,607
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
18
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
222
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2468 sunshine hours
Figueres averages about 2468 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Figueres a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Figueres.
About Figueres
Figueres is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,090 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3190 €/m². Compare Figueres with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17066 · CP 17066 · lat 42.27059438074115, lon 2.9718704418646875 · 390 m · Income: €34,155