Girona · Cataluña · CP 17120
Palau-saverdera
Palau-saverdera: living in Girona
Palau-saverdera offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,535
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2020 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~15 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 72.6% of padrón; international residents 27.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −3.0% over the series; mean age 43.4; foreign residents 27.4%; 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 ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 26.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Palau-saverdera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.4
<16
17.7%
16–64
59.7%
65+
22.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,071 (72.6%)
Foreign residents: 405 (27.4%)
- Germany: 81
- France: 74
- United Kingdom: 48
- Morocco: 25
- Romania: 24
- Russia: 21
- Italy: 17
- China: 6
English speakers ≈ 48
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 138% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17004 (22.1km)
297 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.9 km
- 02Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.5 km
- 03Els Estanys (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 2.5 km
- 04Serra de Rodes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 2.5 km
- 05Cap Gros-Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 6.6 km
Day trip
- 06Marina de Les Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.2 km
- 07Dels Aiguamolls del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.4 km
- 08Les Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 28.5 km
- 09L`illa de Canet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29.3 km
- 10Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palau-saverdera
€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 Palau-saverdera you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.5%
SEPE unemployed
32
Affiliated workers (approx.)
655
Self-employed (approx.)
110
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,850,567
Expenses
€2,850,567
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AXT-
Miquel Serra Trulls (AXT-TE)
2023–2027 · Alternativa X Tothom - Tots Empordà
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 76.9 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 66.6 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 178 km · 153 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 158 km · 116 min
Nearest city
Girona · 66.6 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILAJUÏGA · 6.3 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació de busos · 7.4 km · 15 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
859
560 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
245
160 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
236
154 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
2522 sunshine hours
Palau-saverdera averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.2%) makes Palau-saverdera a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~27%
About 27% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Palau-saverdera
Palau-saverdera is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 421 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1221 €/m². Compare Palau-saverdera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17120 · CP 17120 · lat 42.30054370564917, lon 3.1420226449755515 · 321 m · Income: €42,462