Girona · Cataluña · CP 17103
Maçanet de la Selva
Maçanet de la Selva: living in Girona
Maçanet de la Selva offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
8,071
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1347 / 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~51 min; airport ~46 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. About 2,503 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.3% of padrón; international residents 11.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.8% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 11.7%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~919; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~3.0 km).
Place location
Maçanet de la Selva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
15.8%
16–64
65.7%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,186 (88.3%)
Foreign residents: 820 (11.7%)
- Romania: 160
- China: 88
- Morocco: 52
- France: 43
- Senegal: 28
- Uruguay: 28
- Italy: 26
- United Kingdom: 26
English speakers ≈ 26
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 145% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (18.7km)
294 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Turons de Maçanet (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Estany de Sils (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3 km
- 03Riu i estanys de Tordera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.5 km
- 04Riera de Santa Coloma (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.1 km
- 05Serres del Montnegre i el Corredor (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7 km
Day trip
- 06Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.2 km
- 07Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.6 km
- 08Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40 km
- 09Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.9 km
- 10Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Maçanet de la Selva
€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 Maçanet de la Selva you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
455
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,750
Self-employed (approx.)
636
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,212,191
Expenses
€10,212,191
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Natàlia Figueras Pagès (CM)
2023–2027 · Som Maçanet - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 41.2 km · 46 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 49.4 km · 51 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 87.4 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 73.6 km · 51 min
Nearest city
Girona · 35.4 km · 30 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · HOSTALRIC · 9.9 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 35.2 km · 27 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
4,423
548 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,203
149 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
807
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
22
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Maçanet de la Selva averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.4%) makes Maçanet de la Selva a practical base for remote work.
About Maçanet de la Selva
Maçanet de la Selva is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 362 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1162 €/m². Compare Maçanet de la Selva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17103 · CP 17103 · lat 41.76348209019947, lon 2.7247892951735264 · 262 m · Income: €36,432