Girona · Cataluña · CP 17043
Queralbs
Queralbs: living in Girona
Queralbs offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
202
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#5465 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~156 min; airport ~147 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 4.2%; 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 76.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Queralbs in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
7.3%
16–64
68.6%
65+
24.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 183 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 8 (4.2%)
- Argentina: 4
- Ukraine: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 25175 (27.8km)
310 approx. sunny days · 53 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Serra Cavallera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.9 km
- 03Vall del Rigart (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.6 km
- 04Serra de Montgrony (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.5 km
- 05Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.4 km
Day trip
- 06Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.2 km
- 07Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.3 km
- 08Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.7 km
- 09Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.2 km
- 10Segre-Prullans (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Queralbs
€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 Queralbs you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.6%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
99
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€827,788
Expenses
€827,788
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Maria Inmaculada Constans Ruiz (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Queralbs - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 113.2 km · 147 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 130.3 km · 156 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 150.1 km · 129 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 131.6 km · 154 min
Nearest city
Girona · 130.1 km · 158 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 87.4 km · 75 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 10.7 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
129
639 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
61
302 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
37
183 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
2636 sunshine hours
Queralbs averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~77%
About 77% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 88.8%
SETELECO reports 88.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Queralbs
Queralbs is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,025 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3125 €/m². Compare Queralbs with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17043 · CP 17043 · lat 42.378632945723325, lon 2.171202014390827 · 325 m · Income: €41,824