Girona · Cataluña · CP 17180
Santa Coloma de Farners
Santa Coloma de Farners: living in Girona
Santa Coloma de Farners offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
13,993
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1810 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~59 min; Renfe ~43 min; coach ~35 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 79.6% of padrón; international residents 20.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.2% over the series; mean age 41.3; foreign residents 20.4%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~898; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.5 km).
Place location
Santa Coloma de Farners in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.3
<16
17.6%
16–64
65.3%
65+
17.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,459 (79.6%)
Foreign residents: 2,684 (20.4%)
- Romania: 804
- Morocco: 634
- Italy: 39
- China: 38
- Pakistan: 27
- Ukraine: 26
- Colombia: 16
- Argentina: 15
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 119% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17002 (13.8km)
294 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
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) · 6.5 km
- 02Estany de Sils (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.8 km
- 03Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.1 km
- 04Riera de Santa Coloma (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.8 km
- 05el Montseny (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.9 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.4 km
- 07Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.1 km
- 08Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.9 km
- 09Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.9 km
- 10Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Coloma de Farners
€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 Santa Coloma de Farners you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
480
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,507
Self-employed (approx.)
1,096
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€20,276,213
Expenses
€20,276,213
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
M. Carme Salamaña Daranas (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Santa Coloma de Farners - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 18.5 km · 59 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 35.4 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 91.5 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 96.3 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Girona · 35.4 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SILS · 14.5 km · 43 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos · 5.7 km · 35 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
7,005
501 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,608
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,220
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
18
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
160
23 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Santa Coloma de Farners averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.2%) makes Santa Coloma de Farners a practical base for remote work.
About Santa Coloma de Farners
Santa Coloma de Farners is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 607 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1407 €/m². Compare Santa Coloma de Farners with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17180 · CP 17180 · lat 41.868623519680945, lon 2.6253253674161847 · 507 m · Income: €39,852