Girona · Cataluña · CP 17069
Fontanals de Cerdanya
Fontanals de Cerdanya: living in Girona
Fontanals de Cerdanya offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
516
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6255 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~124 min; airport ~141 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°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 95% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.9% of padrón; international residents 6.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population −2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 46.3; foreign residents 6.1%; 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 ~—; Natura 2000 covers about 0.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Fontanals de Cerdanya in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
14.3%
16–64
63%
65+
22.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 417 (93.9%)
Foreign residents: 27 (6.1%)
- France: 6
- Argentina: 3
- Portugal: 2
- Bolivia: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Uruguay: 2
- Italy: 1
- Poland: 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 25175 (7.4km)
310 approx. sunny days · 32 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riberes de l`Alt Segre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.1 km
- 02Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.2 km
- 03Serres del Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.2 km
- 04Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 4.6 km
- 05Tossals d`Isòvol i Olopte (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.6 km
Day trip
- 06Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.9 km
- 07Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51 km
- 08Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.6 km
- 09Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.4 km
- 10Volcà Aiguanegra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fontanals de Cerdanya
€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 Fontanals de Cerdanya you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.2%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
233
Self-employed (approx.)
39
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,545,000
Expenses
€1,545,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Ramon Chia Galvez (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Fontanals - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 147.1 km · 141 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 144.5 km · 124 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 153.1 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 153.8 km · 129 min
Nearest city
Girona · 118.3 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MANRESA · 100.4 km · 86 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alp · 4.4 km · 4 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
311
603 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
137
266 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
102
198 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
2636 sunshine hours
Fontanals de Cerdanya averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.2%) makes Fontanals de Cerdanya a practical base for remote work.
Nature 2.1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.1 km away.
About Fontanals de Cerdanya
Fontanals de Cerdanya is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,093 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3193 €/m². Compare Fontanals de Cerdanya with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17069 · CP 17069 · lat 42.385606580692965, lon 1.9197288289908796 · 393 m · Income: €56,210