Girona · Cataluña · CP 17147
Ripoll
Ripoll: living in Girona
Ripoll offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,665
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3244 / 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~126 min; airport ~116 min; Renfe ~112 min; coach ~47 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.6% of padrón; international residents 12.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.5% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 12.4%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 20.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Ripoll in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
14.5%
16–64
61.4%
65+
24.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,364 (87.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,322 (12.4%)
- Morocco: 742
- Romania: 60
- Colombia: 56
- Pakistan: 54
- China: 28
- Italy: 19
- Ecuador: 15
- Senegal: 14
English speakers ≈ 3
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 25175 (37.2km)
310 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serres de Milany-Santa Magdalena i Puigsacalm-Bellmunt (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 02Montesquiu (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.8 km
- 03Riberes de l"Alt Ter (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.3 km
- 04Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 15.2 km
- 05Cadí-Moixeró (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18 km
Day trip
- 06Volcans del Cairat, de Claperols i de Repassot (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.6 km
- 07Volcà l`Estany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 08Volcà Puig de la Costa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26 km
- 09Volcà Puig Astrol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26 km
- 10Volcà Bellaire (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ripoll
€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 Ripoll you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
371
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,659
Self-employed (approx.)
786
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,953,965
Expenses
€11,953,965
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ALIA
Sílvia Orriols Serra (ALIANÇA.CAT)
2023–2027 · Aliança Catalana
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 90.8 km · 116 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 107.9 km · 126 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 121.5 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 109.2 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Girona · 107.7 km · 127 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FORNELLS DE LA SELVA · 99.2 km · 112 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Ripoll · 4.3 km · 47 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
6,060
568 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,414
133 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,006
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
37
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
42
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Ripoll averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Ripoll a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~20%
About 20% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ripoll
Ripoll is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 490 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1290 €/m². Compare Ripoll with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17147 · CP 17147 · lat 42.186194080209745, lon 2.213895176796699 · 390 m · Income: €37,635