Girona · Cataluña
Figueres
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia.
Living in Figueres
Figueres is a busy inland Catalan town of 50,000 in the Empordà, forever bound to its most famous son Salvador Dalí — his surreal Theatre-Museum, topped by a glass dome, is one of Catalonia's biggest draws. It's a genuinely diverse working town: only about three in five residents are Spanish-born, with very large Moroccan, Colombian and Honduran communities. The climate is inland-Mediterranean, warm summers near 31°C and cool winters near 10°C. It has its own hospital, Girona is about forty minutes away and Girona airport under an hour, with the Costa Brava beaches a short drive east.
Figueres'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 Figueres's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 77% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.14/m²·mo
Higher than 71% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.5 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.14/m²·mo
Higher than 68% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 19 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 29
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €6.14/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 68% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 49,556 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 52 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.14/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
Higher than 63% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 49,556 people and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €6.14/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,566
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
Higher than 53% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Forever linked with its most famous son Salvador Dalí, whose genius still haunts the streets — one of the most dynamic tourist spots in Catalonia. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 19 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
- Rainy days a year 59 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
What is the climate like in Figueres?
Figueres'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 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 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 Figueres?
Figueres's nearest health centre is 1.1 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.1 km top 5% 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 Figueres?
Figueres has 29 schools in town; the nearest international school is 34 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 29 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 34 km top 40% 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 Figueres?
Figueres's reported home price is €1,494/m², while registered long-let rent is €6.14/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €1,494/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 26% of 306 towns 32% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.14/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.82/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.66/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.93% top 18% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €12,566 bottom 24% of 8,059 towns 13% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 17.2% bottom 11% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Figueres?
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 Figueres?
Figueres's reported population is 49,556.
Who lives here
- Population
- 49,556
- Born in Spain
- 62.9% 25.9% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.6% 0.2% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.5 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Figueres?
Figueres is a reported 52 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 52 min top 26% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 10% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 8% of 8,132 towns 17% 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 Figueres 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 Figueres against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 43 min from Girona, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Figueres for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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.
- Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.
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