Girona · Cataluña · CP 17118
Palamós
Palamós: living in Girona
Palamós offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
18,933
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1261 / 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~9 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.3% of padrón; international residents 13.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.2% over the series; mean age 45.0; foreign residents 13.7%; 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 ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 12.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Palamós in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45
<16
13.8%
16–64
64.9%
65+
21.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,451 (86.3%)
Foreign residents: 2,459 (13.7%)
- Morocco: 732
- Russia: 102
- Italy: 100
- Romania: 96
- France: 88
- Colombia: 86
- Argentina: 77
- Bolivia: 72
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 140% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17004 (27.1km)
297 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castell-Cap Roig (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.6 km
- 02Gavarres, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.7 km
- 03Muntanyes de Begur (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.4 km
- 04Massís de les Cadiretes (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11.5 km
- 05Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.9 km
Day trip
- 06Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Pinya de Rosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 32.9 km
- 08L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36 km
- 09Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 36 km
- 10Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 37.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palamós
€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 Palamós you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4%
SEPE unemployed
494
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,773
Self-employed (approx.)
1,475
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€33,407,019
Expenses
€33,407,019
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Lluís Puig Martorell (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) · 48.6 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 46.9 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 133 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 128.3 km · 110 min
Nearest city
Girona · 37.5 km · 32 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FLAÇÀ · 31.7 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Palamós - Estació d'autobusos · 2 km · 9 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
10,664
563 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,265
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2,803
148 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2522 sunshine hours
Palamós averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.3%) makes Palamós a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Palamós.
About Palamós
Palamós is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 398 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1198 €/m². Compare Palamós with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17118 · CP 17118 · lat 41.86602726043291, lon 3.1303007913908036 · 298 m · Income: €38,543