Girona · Cataluña · CP 17098
Maià de Montcal
Maià de Montcal: living in Girona
Maià de Montcal offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
498
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3719 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~57 min; Renfe ~25 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,436 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.3% of padrón; international residents 18.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +35.3% over the series; mean age 46.4; foreign residents 18.7%; 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 ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 1.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Maià de Montcal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.4
<16
12.8%
16–64
67.3%
65+
19.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 365 (81.3%)
Foreign residents: 84 (18.7%)
- Morocco: 26
- France: 14
- Germany: 9
- United Kingdom: 5
- Italy: 4
- Romania: 4
- Algeria: 2
- Brazil: 2
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17003 (13.9km)
287 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 2.3 km
- 02Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 10.4 km
- 03Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.1 km
- 04Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17 km
- 05Volcà Puig Safont i el Tom, Puig de Martinya, la Mallola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 06Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.8 km
- 07Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 28.2 km
- 08L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.4 km
- 09Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 28.4 km
- 10Els Estanys (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 30.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Maià de Montcal
€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 Maià de Montcal you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
23
Affiliated workers (approx.)
238
Self-employed (approx.)
40
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€591,215
Expenses
€591,215
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Xavier (tavi) Casadevall I Ballada (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Maià de Montcal - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 53.5 km · 57 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 42.5 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 142.3 km · 122 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 134.5 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Girona · 42.5 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 20.4 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos d'Olot · 26.2 km · 21 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
345
693 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
139
279 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
89
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Maià de Montcal averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88%
SETELECO reports 88% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Maià de Montcal
Maià de Montcal is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,185 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3285 €/m². Compare Maià de Montcal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17098 · CP 17098 · lat 42.21097706982402, lon 2.7490630818158497 · 485 m · Income: €42,104