Girona · Cataluña · CP 17062
L'Escala
L'Escala: living in Girona
L'Escala offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
10,374
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2956 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~62 min; airport ~66 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~16 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 61% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 68.6% of padrón; international residents 31.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.6% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 31.4%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-850; Natura 2000 covers about 1.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
L'Escala in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
13.8%
16–64
63.3%
65+
23%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,088 (68.6%)
Foreign residents: 3,251 (31.4%)
- Morocco: 822
- France: 564
- United Kingdom: 238
- Romania: 148
- Germany: 135
- Russia: 114
- Italy: 108
- Bulgaria: 78
English speakers ≈ 238
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 17004 (3.8km)
297 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
60.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.2 km
- 02Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.8 km
- 03L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 7.8 km
- 04Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 7.8 km
- 05Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 9.4 km
Day trip
- 06St. Quirze de Colera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.9 km
- 07L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 30.4 km
- 08Vall de Sant Quirze (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.6 km
- 09Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 35.1 km
- 10Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 35.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · L'Escala
€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 L'Escala you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
278
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,687
Self-employed (approx.)
788
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€26,472,916
Expenses
€26,472,916
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CP
Josep Bofill Testart (CP)
2023–2027 · Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 59.6 km · 66 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 49.3 km · 62 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 156.7 km · 134 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 140.7 km · 104 min
Nearest city
Girona · 49.3 km · 62 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT MIQUEL DE FLUVIÀ · 15 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Torroella de Montgrí · 12.7 km · 16 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
5,546
535 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,317
127 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,690
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2522 sunshine hours
L'Escala averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near L'Escala.
Nature 1.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.8 km away.
About L'Escala
L'Escala is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,086 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3186 €/m². Compare L'Escala with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17062 · CP 17062 · lat 42.121996141495835, lon 3.1227166455040756 · 386 m · Income: €35,951