Girona · Cataluña · CP 17137
Porqueres
Porqueres: living in Girona
Porqueres offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,811
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3279 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 ~60 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~19 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.3% over the series; mean age 43.0; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 31.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Porqueres in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43
<16
16.8%
16–64
64.9%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,342 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 279 (6.0%)
- Romania: 66
- Morocco: 66
- Poland: 11
- Italy: 10
- Brazil: 9
- France: 8
- United Kingdom: 7
- Colombia: 7
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 133% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (21.8km)
294 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94%
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 · 7.4 km
- 02Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 13.6 km
- 03Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.1 km
- 04Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.6 km
- 05Volcà de Santa Margarida (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.9 km
Day trip
- 06Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.2 km
- 07L`illa de Canet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 29 km
- 08L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.9 km
- 09Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 30.9 km
- 10Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Porqueres
€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 Porqueres you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
SEPE unemployed
98
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,233
Self-employed (approx.)
375
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,060,000
Expenses
€5,060,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- IDP-
Francesc Castañer Campolier (IDP-AM)
2023–2027 · Independents de Porqueres- Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 41.8 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 30.8 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 129.6 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 122.8 km · 105 min
Nearest city
Girona · 30.8 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CELRÀ · 21.3 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Teisa 1920 · 4.3 km · 19 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
2,684
558 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
686
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
635
132 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
10
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
29
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Porqueres averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Porqueres
Porqueres is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 459 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1259 €/m². Compare Porqueres with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17137 · CP 17137 · lat 42.1218280650363, lon 2.730340604838117 · 359 m · Income: €50,025