Girona · Cataluña · CP 17170
Vallfogona de Ripollès
Vallfogona de Ripollès: living in Girona
Vallfogona de Ripollès offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
225
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#5820 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~119 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.7% over the series; mean age 49.1; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~209; Natura 2000 covers about 65.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Vallfogona de Ripollès in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.1
<16
11.7%
16–64
61.3%
65+
27%
International community
Spanish nationals: 200 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 6 (2.9%)
- Romania: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 122% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17003 (32.9km)
287 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.1%
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 · 13.9 km
- 02Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.1 km
- 03Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.9 km
- 04Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.1 km
- 05Volcà les Bisaroques (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.2 km
Day trip
- 06Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 28.7 km
- 07L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 36.6 km
- 08Segre-Isòvol (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.3 km
- 09Massís de Pedraforca (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 47.5 km
- 10Segre-Prullans (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 48.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vallfogona de Ripollès
€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 Vallfogona de Ripollès you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.7%
SEPE unemployed
12
Affiliated workers (approx.)
98
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€885,875
Expenses
€885,875
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- TPV
Jordi Castany Rovira (TPV - AM)
2023–2027 · Tria Per Vallfogona - Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 101.9 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 81.1 km · 119 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 122.5 km · 105 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 120.3 km · 129 min
Nearest city
Girona · 81.1 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GIRONA · 64.9 km · 56 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Ripoll · 12.4 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
138
613 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
77
342 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
33
147 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
72 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Vallfogona de Ripollès averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~66%
About 66% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Vallfogona de Ripollès
Vallfogona de Ripollès is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 576 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1376 €/m². Compare Vallfogona de Ripollès with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17170 · CP 17170 · lat 42.185922301074456, lon 2.3052847151995683 · 476 m · Income: €37,440