Girona · Cataluña · CP 17164
Sant Hilari Sacalm
Sant Hilari Sacalm: living in Girona
Sant Hilari Sacalm offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,069
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2656 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~46 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~7 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 82.1% of padrón; international residents 17.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −3.9% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 17.9%; 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~670; Natura 2000 covers about 48.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Sant Hilari Sacalm in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
16.1%
16–64
62.5%
65+
21.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,618 (82.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,009 (17.9%)
- Morocco: 627
- Portugal: 135
- Romania: 106
- Ukraine: 27
- Ecuador: 14
- China: 10
- France: 8
- Peru: 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 125% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (22.6km)
294 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Guilleries, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.1 km
- 02Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.5 km
- 03Collsacabra (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.6 km
- 04el Montseny (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.9 km
- 05Savassona (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 11 km
Day trip
- 06Fageda d`en Jordà i Volcà del Puig Jordà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 07Volcà el Torrent (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26 km
- 08Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.1 km
- 09Volcà de Santa Margarida (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.4 km
- 10Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Hilari Sacalm
€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 Sant Hilari Sacalm you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
199
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,701
Self-employed (approx.)
455
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€8,516,200
Expenses
€7,921,350
Balance
€594,850
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PIG-
Jordi Rotllant Cors (PIG-IDSELVA)
2023–2027 · Partit Independent de Les Guilleries - Independents de la Selva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 36.2 km · 46 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 53 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 88.4 km · 76 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 112.9 km · 88 min
Nearest city
Girona · 53 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · HOSTALRIC · 29.1 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos · 3.7 km · 7 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
3,430
565 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,011
167 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
522
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
39
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Sant Hilari Sacalm averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Sant Hilari Sacalm a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~49%
About 49% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Sant Hilari Sacalm
Sant Hilari Sacalm is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 549 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1349 €/m². Compare Sant Hilari Sacalm with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17164 · CP 17164 · lat 41.90202273146095, lon 2.501241537103285 · 449 m · Income: €36,875