Girona · Cataluña · CP 17019
Besalú
Besalú: living in Girona
Besalú offers 2436 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,592
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2078 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~54 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~19 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.9% of padrón; international residents 12.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +24.5% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 12.1%; 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 11.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Besalú in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
16.4%
16–64
60%
65+
23.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,191 (87.9%)
Foreign residents: 301 (12.1%)
- Morocco: 88
- Romania: 57
- United Kingdom: 8
- Argentina: 8
- Italy: 7
- Colombia: 7
- Dominican Republic: 6
- France: 5
English speakers ≈ 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 55% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17003 (13.3km)
287 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 4.3 km
- 02Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.5 km
- 03Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.8 km
- 04Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 12.8 km
- 05Volcà Puig Safont i el Tom, Puig de Martinya, la Mallola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 13.1 km
Day trip
- 06Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 27.6 km
- 07Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.1 km
- 08Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 32.5 km
- 09L`illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 32.6 km
- 10Illa de Caramany (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 32.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Besalú
€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 Besalú you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
66
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,110
Self-employed (approx.)
187
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,437,449
Expenses
€4,437,449
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Lluís Guinó I Subirós (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Besalú - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 50.7 km · 54 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 39.7 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 138.4 km · 119 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 131.8 km · 92 min
Nearest city
Girona · 39.7 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 24 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Teisa 1920 · 14.2 km · 19 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
1,407
543 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
385
149 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
233
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
20
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2436 sunshine hours
Besalú averages about 2436 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Besalú a practical base for remote work.
Nature 0.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0.3 km away.
About Besalú
Besalú is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,938 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3038 €/m². Compare Besalú with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17019 · CP 17019 · lat 42.20149220081474, lon 2.6981734521401246 · 238 m · Income: €40,477