Girona · Cataluña · CP 17099
Meranges
Meranges: living in Girona
Meranges offers 2632 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
111
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#7648 / 8133
Overall score
5.0/10
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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 · 1.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~154 min; airport ~179 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.7/10
Average. About 2,632 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 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 93.3% of padrón; international residents 6.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +66.7% over the series; mean age 48.4; foreign residents 6.7%; 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 64.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Meranges in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.4
<16
12.6%
16–64
66.7%
65+
20.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 97 (93.3%)
Foreign residents: 7 (6.7%)
- Romania: 3
- Ukraine: 3
- Colombia: 1
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 25179 (8.4km)
310 approx. sunny days · 89 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Tossa Plana de Lles-Puigpedrós (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.3 km
- 02Riu Duran (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1 km
- 03La Llosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 5.4 km
- 04Riu de la Llosa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.4 km
- 05Tossals d`Isòvol i Olopte (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.5 km
Day trip
- 06Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 42.9 km
- 07Noguera Pallaresa-Bonaigua (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 56.6 km
- 08Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 58.3 km
- 09Noguera Pallaresa-Collegats (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 62.6 km
- 10Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 66 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Meranges
€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 Meranges you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.8%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
53
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€667,467
Expenses
€667,467
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Eduard Isern Turet (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Meranges - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 165.9 km · 179 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 156.5 km · 154 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 167.3 km · 143 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 165.7 km · 159 min
Nearest city
Girona · 138.5 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LA POBLA DE SEGUR · 94.6 km · 81 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ger · 11.4 km · 10 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
63
568 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
47
423 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
15
135 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
2632 sunshine hours
Meranges averages about 2632 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~64%
About 64% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1200
Historical record places Meranges around 1200 — older settlement heritage.
About Meranges
Meranges is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,186 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3286 €/m². Compare Meranges with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17099 · CP 17099 · lat 42.45788913486099, lon 1.765902515761636 · 486 m · Income: €42,745