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Roses, Girona property and area FAQs

Roses is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà, located on the Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain. Roses is the site of the former bishopric of Rotdon, now a Latin Catholic titular see. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The C-260 road links the town with Figueres.

Place and geography

How is Roses described in the local record?

Roses is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà, located on the Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain.

What does the official settlement record show for Roses?

For Roses, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 9 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Roses, at a recorded elevation of approximately 2 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Santa Margarida (2,427 residents in the cited settlement record), el Mas Mates (1,536 residents in the cited settlement record), Mas Oliva (1,379 residents in the cited settlement record), Canyelles-Almadrava-puig-rom (1,264 residents in the cited settlement record), and Suredes d'en Mairo-Grecs-Muntanyeta (1,147 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 further factual context is available for Roses?

Roses is the site of the former bishopric of Rotdon, now a Latin Catholic titular see. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The C-260 road links the town with Figueres.

What is the recorded municipal area for Roses?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 45.9 square kilometres for Roses municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Which province is Roses in?

Roses is in Girona province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Roses?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 9 official population nuclei for Roses municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

What geographic scope do the facts for Roses use?

The stated official-data scope is Roses municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

What geographic level does the Roses page cover?

Roses is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

Does Roses have a linked official website?

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

What is the official INE code used for Roses?

The official municipality context used for Roses has INE code 17152. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Roses?

The latest imported INE population for Roses municipality is 20,035, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Roses?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Roses municipality, recorded population changed by 5.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Roses?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Roses municipality is €13,152 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Roses?

INE records an average age of 42.8 years for Roses municipality, for period 2023.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Roses?

Within the same displayed series for Roses municipality, the lowest population value is 18,619 residents in 2016.

What period span does the displayed population evidence cover for Roses?

The page uses 9 published observations for Roses municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Roses?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Roses municipality, the highest population value is 20,035 residents in 2023.

What is the earliest displayed Roses population observation?

The displayed series for Roses municipality begins at 19,023 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What is the average household size in Roses?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.50 people per household for Roses municipality, for period 2023.

What share of residents in Roses is aged 65 or over?

INE records 19.1% of residents aged 65 or over for Roses municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Roses?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Roses municipality records €2,713 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Roses 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 Roses 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.

When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Roses reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cataluña, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 17.6% in 2026Q2.

How many transactions are in the Notariado snapshot for Roses?

The current snapshot contains 947 recorded transactions for Roses municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

What period span does the displayed registered sale-price benchmark evidence cover for Roses?

The page uses 8 published observations for Girona province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

What change separates the first and latest displayed registered sale-price benchmark values for Roses?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Girona province changed by 16.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the earliest displayed Roses regional house-price index observation?

The displayed series for Cataluña begins at 91.2 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

How many published quarterly transaction count observations are shown for Roses?

The page uses 12 published observations for Roses municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

How much transaction history is shown for Roses?

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Roses municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Roses?

Dirección General del Catastro records 6,321 buildings for Roses municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Roses?

The current Catastro building extract records 23,677 dwellings for Roses municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Roses?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,979 for Roses municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Roses?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 3,668 buildings, or 58.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Roses is labelled 2010 onward?

The 2010 onward band contains 316 recorded buildings for Roses municipality, representing 5.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Roses building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 3,668 recorded buildings for Roses municipality, representing 58.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Roses?

The Before 1950 band contains 241 recorded buildings for Roses municipality, representing 3.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Roses is labelled 1950–1969?

The 1950–1969 band contains 988 recorded buildings for Roses municipality, representing 15.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Roses?

The Catastro extract records 23,677 dwellings across 6,321 buildings for Roses municipality, or approximately 3.75 dwellings per recorded building.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Roses on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Roses. 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.