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Pals, Girona property and area FAQs
Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain, a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell–L'Estartit road. The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through the town. Pals lies on an inland stage of the path, between Torroella de Montgrí and Begur. To the north, towards Torroella, the path passes through Palau-sator, and to the south it heads directly to Begur.
Place and geography
What kind of place is Pals?
Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain, a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell–L'Estartit road.
How many settlement centres are recorded around Pals?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 8 official population nuclei for Pals. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Pals, at a recorded elevation of approximately 38 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Els Masos de Pals (402 residents in the cited settlement record), el Mas Tomasí (255 residents in the cited settlement record), Arenals de Mar (218 residents in the cited settlement record), Pineda Pals (123 residents in the cited settlement record), and Residencial Masos (95 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What else is documented about Pals?
The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through the town. Pals lies on an inland stage of the path, between Torroella de Montgrí and Begur. To the north, towards Torroella, the path passes through Palau-sator, and to the south it heads directly to Begur.
What is the recorded municipal area for Pals?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 25.8 square kilometres for Pals municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Pals?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.9717, 3.1500. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
Where is Pals?
Pals is an official municipality in Girona province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.
What is the official INE code used for Pals?
The official municipality context used for Pals has INE code 17124. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
What geographic scope do the facts for Pals use?
The stated official-data scope is Pals municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Pals?
The latest imported INE population for Pals municipality is 2,583, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Pals?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Pals municipality, recorded population changed by 5.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Pals?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Pals municipality is €17,555 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Pals?
INE records an average age of 46.3 years for Pals municipality, for period 2023.
When is the minimum in the current population series for Pals?
Within the same displayed series for Pals municipality, the lowest population value is 2,369 residents in 2019.
How many published population observations are shown for Pals?
The page uses 9 published observations for Pals municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Pals?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Pals municipality is 2,466 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Pals?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Pals municipality records €3,101 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Pals market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 17.6% for Cataluña in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What is the earliest displayed Pals regional foreign-buyer share observation?
The displayed series for Cataluña begins at 16.8% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Pals?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 17.6% in 2026Q2.
What is the earliest displayed Pals registered sale-price benchmark observation?
The displayed series for Girona province begins at €2,243 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
When was the completed-sale snapshot for Pals fetched?
The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.
What province-level average sale price is shown for Pals?
The latest Registradores province average is €248,445 in 2026Q2 for Girona. It remains labelled as province-level evidence.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Pals?
Dirección General del Catastro records 2,195 buildings for Pals municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Pals?
The current Catastro building extract records 3,943 dwellings for Pals municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Pals?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,967 for Pals municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
Which building-age band is largest in Pals?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 1,147 buildings, or 52.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Pals building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?
The 1990–2009 band contains 491 recorded buildings for Pals municipality, representing 22.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Pals building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?
The Before 1950 band contains 326 recorded buildings for Pals municipality, representing 14.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 1950–1969 construction band in Pals?
The 1950–1969 band contains 132 recorded buildings for Pals municipality, representing 6.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Pals on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Pals. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.