Girona · Cataluña · CP 17086
La Jonquera
La Jonquera: living in Girona
La Jonquera offers 2468 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,420
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5751 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~139 min; airport ~144 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 66.2% of padrón; international residents 33.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.8% over the series; mean age 39.9; foreign residents 33.8%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 42.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Jonquera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.9
<16
18%
16–64
66.2%
65+
15.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,177 (66.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,113 (33.8%)
- Morocco: 540
- Romania: 130
- Brazil: 50
- Dominican Republic: 48
- Ecuador: 45
- Colombia: 42
- France: 30
- China: 26
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17001 (6.4km)
290 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Massís de l`Albera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Basses de l`Albera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.3 km
- 03Massís de les Salines (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.6 km
- 04Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 3.9 km
- 05Capçalera de l`Orlina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 8 km
Day trip
- 06Cap Gros-Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 27.5 km
- 07Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 27.8 km
- 08L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 30.3 km
- 09L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.8 km
- 10Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 31.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Jonquera
€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 Jonquera you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
121
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,612
Self-employed (approx.)
272
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€9,389,475
Expenses
€9,389,475
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Miriam Lanero Carrillo (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per la Jonquera - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 88.9 km · 144 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 78.6 km · 139 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 180.6 km · 155 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 170 km · 182 min
Nearest city
Girona · 78.6 km · 139 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 26.6 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Lio · Aire multimodale Le Boulou Néoulous · 15.1 km · 13 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
2,022
591 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
520
152 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
276
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
36
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2468 sunshine hours
La Jonquera averages about 2468 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~42%
About 42% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About La Jonquera
La Jonquera is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,152 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3252 €/m². Compare La Jonquera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17086 · CP 17086 · lat 42.4396403936402, lon 2.9032917773778983 · 452 m · Income: €39,014