Girona · Cataluña · CP 17146
Riells i Viabrea
Riells i Viabrea: living in Girona
Riells i Viabrea offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,635
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2302 / 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~60 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,540 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°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 · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.1% over the series; mean age 42.4; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 61.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Riells i Viabrea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.4
<16
14.9%
16–64
69.8%
65+
15.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,877 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 247 (6.0%)
- Morocco: 27
- Italy: 24
- Chile: 19
- France: 14
- Romania: 13
- Venezuela: 12
- Brazil: 11
- Argentina: 10
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 130% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08014 (21.4km)
299 approx. sunny days · 5 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
- 01el Montseny (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.2 km
- 02Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 3.4 km
- 03Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.4 km
- 04Serres del Montnegre i el Corredor (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.7 km
- 05Riu i estanys de Tordera (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.2 km
Day trip
- 06Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.2 km
- 07Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.4 km
- 08Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.7 km
- 09Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 37.9 km
- 10Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Riells i Viabrea
€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 Riells i Viabrea you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
225
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,295
Self-employed (approx.)
388
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,279,978
Expenses
€5,279,978
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Josep Maria Bagot Belfort (ERC - GIR - AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya - Grup Independent de Riells I Viabrea - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 48.3 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 57 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 71.6 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 67.7 km · 87 min
Nearest city
Girona · 48.6 km · 42 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIELLS I VIABREA-BREDA · 8.7 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos · 26.2 km · 60 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
2,632
568 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
639
138 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
523
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Riells i Viabrea averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Riells i Viabrea a practical base for remote work.
About Riells i Viabrea
Riells i Viabrea is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 489 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1289 €/m². Compare Riells i Viabrea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17146 · CP 17146 · lat 41.76130274742299, lon 2.5210242546991295 · 389 m · Income: €41,252