Girona · Cataluña · CP 17009
Arbúcies
Arbúcies: living in Girona
Arbúcies offers 2540 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,665
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1250 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~62 min; airport ~51 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,540 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 74.6% of padrón; international residents 25.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.1% over the series; mean age 42.6; foreign residents 25.4%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 53.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Arbúcies in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.6
<16
17.1%
16–64
63.8%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,888 (74.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,668 (25.4%)
- Morocco: 710
- Romania: 297
- Senegal: 76
- Portugal: 67
- Argentina: 42
- Ukraine: 41
- Poland: 26
- Italy: 24
English speakers ≈ 9
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 via neighbor 08014 (19.4km)
299 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01el Montseny (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0 km
- 02Riera d`Arbúcies (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.5 km
- 03Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 6.8 km
- 04Guilleries, les (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.2 km
- 05Serres del Montnegre i el Corredor (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 13.1 km
Day trip
- 06Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.3 km
- 07Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.4 km
- 08Volcà Puig Rodo, Puig de les Medes i Llacunagra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31 km
- 09Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31.1 km
- 10Volcà Fontpobra, de la Tuta de Colltort i de Can Tià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 33.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arbúcies
€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 Arbúcies you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
247
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,024
Self-employed (approx.)
510
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,141,754
Expenses
€10,938,645
Balance
€203,109
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EA-I
Pere Garriga Solà (EA-IDSELVA)
2023–2027 · Entesa Per Arbúcies - Independents de la Selva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 36.8 km · 51 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 53.6 km · 62 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 77.6 km · 67 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 87.4 km · 82 min
Nearest city
Girona · 53.6 km · 62 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · HOSTALRIC · 19.2 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos · 14.7 km · 26 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
3,395
509 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,086
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
596
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
17
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
5
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2540 sunshine hours
Arbúcies averages about 2540 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~53%
About 53% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Arbúcies
Arbúcies is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,907 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3007 €/m². Compare Arbúcies with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17009 · CP 17009 · lat 41.824535288103924, lon 2.490877022240346 · 207 m · Income: €37,702