Girona · Cataluña · CP 17184
Santa Pau
Santa Pau: living in Girona
Santa Pau offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,579
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4068 / 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~86 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~20 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.6% over the series; mean age 47.1; foreign residents 3.1%; 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 87.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Pau in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.1
<16
14.8%
16–64
60.9%
65+
24.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,516 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 49 (3.1%)
- France: 5
- Germany: 4
- United Kingdom: 4
- Paraguay: 4
- Italy: 3
- Romania: 3
- Morocco: 2
- Colombia: 2
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 17003 (20.1km)
287 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.2 km
- 02Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.3 km
- 03Volcà Puig Safont i el Tom, Puig de Martinya, la Mallola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.5 km
- 04Volcà de Santa Margarida (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 1.7 km
- 05Volcà Croscat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 2.2 km
Day trip
- 06Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 38.9 km
- 07Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.5 km
- 08Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41 km
- 09L`illa de Canet (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 42.8 km
- 10Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Pau
€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 Pau you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
SEPE unemployed
41
Affiliated workers (approx.)
686
Self-employed (approx.)
115
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,101,495
Expenses
€2,101,495
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- UXSP
Cris Capó Piris (UXSP-AM)
2023–2027 · Units Per Santa Pau-Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 65.4 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 38.8 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 125.5 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 119.8 km · 105 min
Nearest city
Girona · 38.8 km · 33 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CELRÀ · 41.7 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos d'Olot · 9.9 km · 20 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
1,053
667 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
379
240 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
234
148 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Santa Pau averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~88%
About 88% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa Pau
Santa Pau is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 611 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1411 €/m². Compare Santa Pau with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17184 · CP 17184 · lat 42.15121524319958, lon 2.5692549877049493 · 511 m · Income: €44,066