Girona · Cataluña · CP 17022
La Bisbal d'Empordà
La Bisbal d'Empordà: living in Girona
La Bisbal d'Empordà offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,757
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1365 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~18 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 80.7% of padrón; international residents 19.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.8% over the series; mean age 41.4; foreign residents 19.3%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 35.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
La Bisbal d'Empordà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.4
<16
18.5%
16–64
64.1%
65+
17.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,856 (80.7%)
Foreign residents: 2,118 (19.3%)
- Morocco: 1,024
- Romania: 304
- Bolivia: 31
- Ukraine: 25
- France: 24
- Senegal: 19
- China: 18
- Dominican Republic: 16
English speakers ≈ 13
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 55% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17004 (18.4km)
297 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Gavarres, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.3 km
- 02Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.3 km
- 03Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.3 km
- 04Muntanyes de Begur (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.6 km
- 05Riberes del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11 km
Day trip
- 06L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.5 km
- 07Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 27.5 km
- 08Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 29.6 km
- 09Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35 km
- 10Cap de Norfeu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 35.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Bisbal d'Empordà
€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 La Bisbal d'Empordà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
438
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,360
Self-employed (approx.)
904
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€15,969,604
Expenses
€15,969,604
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Enric Marquès Serra (ERC - AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 52.9 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 37.2 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 132.1 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 136.5 km · 110 min
Nearest city
Girona · 24 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FLAÇÀ · 15.2 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de la Bibsal d'Empordà · 3.4 km · 18 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
5,790
492 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,592
135 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,073
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2522 sunshine hours
La Bisbal d'Empordà averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes La Bisbal d'Empordà a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~36%
About 36% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Bisbal d'Empordà
La Bisbal d'Empordà is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,962 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3062 €/m². Compare La Bisbal d'Empordà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17022 · CP 17022 · lat 41.94410082505508, lon 3.0429750539161953 · 262 m · Income: €36,020