Girona · Cataluña · CP 17145
Ribes de Freser
Ribes de Freser: living in Girona
Ribes de Freser offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,841
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4330 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~96 min; airport ~87 min; Renfe ~87 min; coach ~5 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.9% of padrón; international residents 7.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +7.8% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 7.1%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 36.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Ribes de Freser in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
10.4%
16–64
61.8%
65+
27.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,629 (92.9%)
Foreign residents: 125 (7.1%)
- Paraguay: 17
- Russia: 14
- Morocco: 12
- Pakistan: 9
- Ukraine: 8
- Chile: 5
- Peru: 4
- Germany: 3
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 (28.8km)
310 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra Cavallera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.2 km
- 02Vall del Rigart (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.1 km
- 03Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.7 km
- 04Serra de Montgrony (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.7 km
- 05Riberes de l"Alt Ter (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.7 km
Day trip
- 06Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.5 km
- 07Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.2 km
- 08Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.8 km
- 09Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.7 km
- 10Volcà Aiguanegra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ribes de Freser
€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 Ribes de Freser you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
55
Affiliated workers (approx.)
811
Self-employed (approx.)
137
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,797,259
Expenses
€4,797,259
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Mònica Sanjaume Colomer (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Ribes - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 101.8 km · 87 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 118.9 km · 96 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 138.3 km · 119 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 120.2 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Girona · 118.6 km · 98 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CELRÀ · 98.3 km · 87 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 1.4 km · 5 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
967
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
311
169 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
177
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
19 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Ribes de Freser averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~36%
About 36% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ribes de Freser
Ribes de Freser is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 488 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1288 €/m². Compare Ribes de Freser with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17145 · CP 17145 · lat 42.30003961120124, lon 2.1713938453432964 · 388 m · Income: €36,787