Girona · Cataluña · CP 17181
Santa Cristina d'Aro
Santa Cristina d'Aro: living in Girona
Santa Cristina d'Aro offers 2503 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,987
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#636 / 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~43 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~11 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 83.0% of padrón; international residents 17.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.3% over the series; mean age 43.0; foreign residents 17.0%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 41.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Santa Cristina d'Aro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43
<16
16.4%
16–64
65.8%
65+
17.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,336 (83.0%)
Foreign residents: 887 (17.0%)
- Morocco: 142
- Russia: 87
- France: 75
- United Kingdom: 71
- Italy: 43
- Germany: 35
- Ukraine: 30
- Romania: 21
English speakers ≈ 71
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 (20.6km)
294 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Gavarres, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.7 km
- 02Massís de les Cadiretes (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.2 km
- 03Castell-Cap Roig (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 14.4 km
- 04Estany de Sils (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 15.6 km
- 05Muntanyes de Begur (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 17.5 km
Day trip
- 06Dels Aiguamolls del Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.7 km
- 07Marina de Les Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.1 km
- 08Les Illes Medes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 31.3 km
- 09Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.5 km
- 10Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cristina d'Aro
€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 Cristina d'Aro you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
133
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,816
Self-employed (approx.)
473
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,123,758
Expenses
€10,123,758
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- TXSC
Josep Xifre Deulofeu (TXSCA - TE)
2023–2027 · Tots Per Santa Cristina D'aro - Tots Empordà
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 30.8 km · 43 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 28.7 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 116 km · 99 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 111.4 km · 95 min
Nearest city
Girona · 28.7 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · RIUDELLOTS · 20.4 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Sarfa S.L. · Terminal Sant Feliu de Guíxols · 8.5 km · 11 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
3,307
552 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
963
161 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,109
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2503 sunshine hours
Santa Cristina d'Aro averages about 2503 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~42%
About 42% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa Cristina d'Aro
Santa Cristina d'Aro is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 608 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1408 €/m². Compare Santa Cristina d'Aro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17181 · CP 17181 · lat 41.82757108229298, lon 2.9816666933022478 · 508 m · Income: €45,469