Girona · Cataluña · CP 17003
Albanyà
Albanyà: living in Girona
Albanyà offers 2436 sunshine hours a year and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
157
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4928 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~190 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 49% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 87.3% of padrón; international residents 12.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −6.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 12.7%; 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~—; Natura 2000 covers about 84.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Albanyà in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
25%
16–64
56.7%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 137 (87.3%)
Foreign residents: 20 (12.7%)
- Romania: 5
- France: 3
- Senegal: 3
- Argentina: 2
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- Portugal: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.32, 2.66)
287 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
49.2%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 2.2 km
- 02L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 15.9 km
- 03Volcans del Cairat, de Claperols i de Repassot (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.2 km
- 04Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.5 km
- 05Volcà Aiguanegra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.1 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.3 km
- 07Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.6 km
- 08Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.1 km
- 09Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.5 km
- 10Capçalera de l`Orlina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albanyà
€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 Albanyà you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
63
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€933,607
Expenses
€933,607
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Anna Maria Mogas Xartó (CM)
2023–2027 · Albanyà Decideix - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 90.7 km · 190 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 53.6 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 152.6 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 150.6 km · 129 min
Nearest city
Girona · 80.4 km · 185 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 32.2 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Réseaux CD66, Amélia · Gare Routière · 23.3 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
97
618 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
75
478 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
25
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Albanyà averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~85%
About 85% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Housing ~€1764/m²
Current asking prices average about €1764 per square metre (Idealista).
About Albanyà
Albanyà is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,901 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3001 €/m². Compare Albanyà with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17003 · CP 17003 · lat 42.31822954931754, lon 2.6624925985230146 · 201 m · Income: €30,162