Girona · Cataluña · CP 17029
Boadella i les Escaules
Boadella i les Escaules: living in Girona
Boadella i les Escaules offers 2468 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
262
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#6470 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~70 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,468 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 54% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.5% of padrón; international residents 7.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +42.9% over the series; mean age 47.7; foreign residents 7.5%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~209; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.3 km).
Place location
Boadella i les Escaules in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.7
<16
10.9%
16–64
65.5%
65+
23.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 233 (92.5%)
Foreign residents: 19 (7.5%)
- Germany: 5
- France: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 1
- Ukraine: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 17001 (8.8km)
290 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
53.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Girona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 7.3 km
- 02Estanys de la Jonquera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 8 km
- 03St. Quirze de Colera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 16.5 km
- 04Aiguamolls de l`Empordà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.7 km
- 05L`illa de Fluvià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 17.9 km
Day trip
- 06Cap Gros-Cap de Creus (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 28.4 km
- 07Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.6 km
- 08Volcà Puig de l`Ós (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.8 km
- 09Cap de Norfeu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 30.2 km
- 10Volcans del Cairat, de Claperols i de Repassot (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Boadella i les Escaules
€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 Boadella i les Escaules you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
122
Self-employed (approx.)
21
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€561,000
Expenses
€561,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- MXBE
Jaume Jan Vilanova (MXBE-AM)
2023–2027 · Mes Per Boadella I Les Escaules-Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 68.4 km · 70 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 58.1 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 164.1 km · 141 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 149.5 km · 108 min
Nearest city
Girona · 51.8 km · 44 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FIGUERES-VILAFANT · 12.9 km · 11 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Figueres · 14.8 km · 13 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
165
630 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
75
286 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
60
229 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
2468 sunshine hours
Boadella i les Escaules averages about 2468 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 4.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4.3 km away.
About Boadella i les Escaules
Boadella i les Escaules is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 3,969 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3069 €/m². Compare Boadella i les Escaules with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17029 · CP 17029 · lat 42.32912412031963, lon 2.866480367122863 · 269 m · Income: €39,827