Girona · Cataluña
Cadaqués
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí.
Living in Cadaqués
Cadaqués is the picture-book Costa Brava village — whitewashed houses and bougainvillea on cobbled lanes above a rocky bay, long the haunt of artists and above all Salvador Dalí, whose house-museum sits just around the headland. Its isolation on the Cap de Creus peninsula keeps it small and unusually international: barely two in three residents are Spanish-born, with notably high shares of German and British settlers among a mixed foreign community. The Mediterranean climate is mild, summers around 31°C and winters near 10°C. The flip side of the beauty is remoteness — the twisting road means the nearest hospital is nearly forty minutes off and Girona over an hour.
Cadaqués's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Cadaqués's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 1 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 81 min
- Registered long-let rent €9.44/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
Higher than 74% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 38 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €9.44/m²·mo
Higher than 71% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 1 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
- Rainy days a year 59 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
Higher than 71% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 1 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 2
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €9.44/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
Higher than 69% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick for American retirees — 38 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.72 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €9.44/m²·mo
Higher than 67% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
The quintessential Costa Brava coastal village — rocky beaches, whitewashed buildings and bougainvillea-draped cobbled streets — long a favourite retreat of artists, above all Salvador Dalí. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 1 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €9.44/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,597
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
What is the climate like in Cadaqués?
Cadaqués's reported winter average is 10.2°C, while July–August highs reach 31°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.2°C top 21% of 8,131 towns 2.4°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 31°C bottom 41% of 8,131 towns 0.8°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 59 days top 37% of 8,088 towns 15% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 73 bottom 31% of 8,033 towns 16 above the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.07 ha/km² top 50% of 8,132 towns 2.24 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 1 top 39% of 8,132 towns 5 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 28.4% bottom 7% of 8,130 towns 5.5% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Cadaqués?
Cadaqués's nearest health centre is 0.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 38 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 38 min bottom 42% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 0.4 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 142 days #16 of 17 regions, +39 days vs national 32% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Cadaqués?
Cadaqués has 2 schools in town; the nearest international school is 50 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 2 top 26% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 50 km bottom 42% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Cadaqués?
Cadaqués's reported asking price is €6,033/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €6,033/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €9.44/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.43/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11.4/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €15,597 top 33% of 8,059 towns 8% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 29.8% top 28% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Cadaqués?
Catalonia has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the Catalonia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Cadaqués?
Cadaqués's reported population is 2,906.
Who lives here
- Population
- 2,906
- Born in Spain
- 64.2% 24.6% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 9.2% 5.3% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.72 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Cadaqués?
Cadaqués is a reported 81 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 81 min bottom 43% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 14% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 22% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Cadaqués fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Cadaqués against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 72 min from Girona, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Cadaqués for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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