Girona · Cataluña · CP 17071
Fontcoberta
Fontcoberta: living in Girona
Fontcoberta offers 2522 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,483
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#5184 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 ~53 min; airport ~60 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,522 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°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 86% 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 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.7% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 3.8%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~—; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.3 km).
Place location
Fontcoberta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
18.3%
16–64
62.1%
65+
19.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,412 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 56 (3.8%)
- Romania: 15
- United Kingdom: 6
- Morocco: 6
- Argentina: 4
- Italy: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- Germany: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 221 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 17004 (23.0km)
297 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.5%
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 · 6.5 km
- 02Muga-Albanyà (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 19.4 km
- 03Volcà Can Simó (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 19.6 km
- 04Volcà Roca Negra i Puig Subià (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 20.2 km
- 05Volcà de Santa Margarida (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 06Volcà Cabrioler (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.3 km
- 07Volcà les Bisaroques (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.4 km
- 08Les Llaunes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 25.5 km
- 09Volcà de la Garrinada i Montsacopa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 26.1 km
- 10Volcà el Raco (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fontcoberta
€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 Fontcoberta you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
660
Self-employed (approx.)
111
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,511,991
Expenses
€1,511,991
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ERC-
Francesc Xavier Cros Verdaguer (ERC-AMPFV-AM)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya- Acord Municipal Per Fontcoberta I Vilavenut- Acord Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) · 40.6 km · 60 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Girona) · 29.6 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 135.9 km · 116 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 132.9 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Girona · 29.6 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CAMALLERA · 18 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Teisa 1920 · 5.4 km · 5 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
945
637 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
253
171 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
226
152 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2522 sunshine hours
Fontcoberta averages about 2522 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 85.5%
SETELECO reports 85.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 4.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4.3 km away.
About Fontcoberta
Fontcoberta is a municipality in Girona (Cataluña) with about 4,116 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3216 €/m². Compare Fontcoberta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 17071 · CP 17071 · lat 42.136038498374944, lon 2.805096408983192 · 416 m · Income: €54,146