Girona · Cataluña · CP 17167
Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Sant Joan de les Abadesses: living in Girona
Sant Joan de les Abadesses offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,404
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3960 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 ~79 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,436 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.9°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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.3% of padrón; international residents 6.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.5% over the series; mean age 47.6; foreign residents 6.7%; 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 · 7.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 4.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Sant Joan de les Abadesses in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.6
<16
13.5%
16–64
58.6%
65+
28%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,016 (93.3%)
Foreign residents: 216 (6.7%)
- Morocco: 120
- Argentina: 10
- China: 9
- Italy: 7
- Pakistan: 6
- Romania: 5
- United Kingdom: 3
- Ecuador: 3
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17003 (31.1km)
287 approx. sunny days · 8 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
- 01Volcà Montolivet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 15.3 km
- 02Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16 km
- 03Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.7 km
- 04Volcà les Bisaroques (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.4 km
- 05Volcà Aiguanegra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.5 km
Day trip
- 06Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.7 km
- 07Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.9 km
- 08L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 37.2 km
- 09Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.4 km
- 10Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 46.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Joan de les Abadesses
€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 Joan de les Abadesses you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
SEPE unemployed
85
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,424
Self-employed (approx.)
239
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,353,666
Expenses
€7,353,666
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- MES-
Ramon Roqué Riu (MES-SOMMESCAT)
2023–2027 · Més Moviment D'esquerres - Som Moviment D'esquerres de Catalunya
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 99.6 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 80 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 129.6 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 118 km · 90 min
Nearest city
Girona · 80 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CELRÀ · 70.5 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ripoll · 12.2 km · 13 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
1,837
540 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
427
125 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
317
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Sant Joan de les Abadesses averages about 2436 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 Joan de les Abadesses a practical base for remote work.
About Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Sant Joan de les Abadesses is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 552 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1352 €/m². Compare Sant Joan de les Abadesses with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17167 · CP 17167 · lat 42.23391590592604, lon 2.302028464394337 · 452 m · Income: €38,952