Girona · Cataluña · CP 17155
Salt
Salt: living in Girona
Salt offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
34,491
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#638 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~31 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. About 2,503 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 61.0% of padrón; international residents 39.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.3% over the series; mean age 37.6; foreign residents 39.0%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 24.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Salt in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
37.6
<16
21.2%
16–64
66.1%
65+
12.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 19,116 (61.0%)
Foreign residents: 12,246 (39.0%)
- Morocco: 4,338
- Romania: 569
- Senegal: 517
- Nigeria: 332
- China: 234
- Brazil: 193
- Colombia: 157
- Pakistan: 122
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 127% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (5.2km)
294 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riberes del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.6 km
- 02Riu Llémena (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 1.5 km
- 03Gavarres, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4 km
- 04Rieres de Xuclà i Riudelleques (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.2 km
- 05Volcà de la Crosa (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5.8 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.3 km
- 07Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.7 km
- 08Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.7 km
- 09Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.7 km
- 10Volcà de Santa Margarida (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Salt
€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 Salt you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
1,728
Affiliated workers (approx.)
16,156
Self-employed (approx.)
2,736
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€38,137,000
Expenses
€38,137,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC
Jordi Viñas Xifra (ERC - AM)
2023–2027 · 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) · 13.6 km · 31 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 6.5 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 114.9 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 99.7 km · 72 min
Nearest city
Girona · 6.5 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GIRONA · 4.1 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Girona · 4.3 km · 15 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
13,170
382 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,570
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,441
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
27
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
78
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Salt averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.9%) makes Salt a practical base for remote work.
About Salt
Salt is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 519 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1319 €/m². Compare Salt with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17155 · CP 17155 · lat 41.973652201851316, lon 2.7847425266920536 · 419 m · Income: €35,569