Girona · Cataluña · CP 17141
Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà: living in Girona
Puigcerdà offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,035
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2142 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~102 min; airport ~103 min; Renfe ~89 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 79.9% of padrón; international residents 20.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.3% over the series; mean age 41.8; foreign residents 20.1%; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,178; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Puigcerdà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.8
<16
14.9%
16–64
68.9%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,397 (79.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,861 (20.1%)
- Bolivia: 346
- Colombia: 205
- Morocco: 194
- Romania: 135
- Portugal: 101
- France: 72
- Italy: 48
- Brazil: 45
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 131% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25175 (10.3km)
310 approx. sunny days · 35 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riberes de l`Alt Segre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 02Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 6.1 km
- 03Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.8 km
- 04Serres del Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.8 km
- 05Tossals d`Isòvol i Olopte (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.7 km
Day trip
- 06Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.7 km
- 07Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.3 km
- 08Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 51.8 km
- 09Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.2 km
- 10Volcà Aiguanegra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Puigcerdà
€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 Puigcerdà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
233
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,943
Self-employed (approx.)
830
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€14,997,840
Expenses
€11,999,500
Balance
€2,998,340
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- IP -
Joan Manel Serra Arenas (IP - ERC - AM)
2023–2027 · Impulsem Puigcerdà - 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) · 119.9 km · 103 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 118.9 km · 102 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 157.3 km · 135 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 158.4 km · 136 min
Nearest city
Girona · 118.9 km · 102 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RAJADELL · 108.5 km · 89 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Puigcerda - Plaça Estaciò · 2.4 km · 11 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
4,873
486 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,907
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
922
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
15
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
18
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Puigcerdà is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia,…
Puigcerdà is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain.
near the Segre River and on the border with France . It has a population of 10,035
near the Segre River and on the border with France . It has a population of 10,035 .
About Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 484 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1284 €/m². Compare Puigcerdà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17141 · CP 17141 · lat 42.41596475914946, lon 1.9385390464415808 · 384 m · Income: €39,131