Girona · Cataluña
Castellfollit de la Roca
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone.
Living in Castellfollit de la Roca
Castellfollit de la Roca is a tiny Catalan village of under 1,000 dramatically perched on the lip of a 60-metre basalt cliff in the Garrotxa volcanic country. It's a mostly Spanish-born place with a small mix of Central American, Romanian and Indian residents, and its virtue for settlers is convenience despite the drama — a hospital is under ten minutes away at Olot and Girona under an hour. The climate is inland-Catalan, warm summers near 30°C and cold winters with occasional frost. Small, striking, and close enough to services to be practical.
Castellfollit de la Roca'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 Castellfollit de la Roca's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 73% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick for American retirees — 10 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 5.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 10 min
- U.S.-born residents 3.13 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.88/m²·mo
Higher than 64% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 10 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 5.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 10 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.88/m²·mo
Higher than 63% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a settled international community and 54 km from the sea.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
- Rainy days a year 79 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 5.4°C
Higher than 53% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 10 min to a hospital.
- Registered long-let rent €5.88/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,597
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
Higher than 44% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a settled international community and 10 min to a hospital.
- Schools in town 2
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €5.88/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 10 min
Higher than 44% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A dramatic village perched atop a 197-foot basaltic cliff in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 10 min to a hospital.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 58 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.88/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
What is the climate like in Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca's reported winter average is 5.4°C, while July–August highs reach 29.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 5.4°C bottom 22% of 8,131 towns 2.3°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 29.6°C top 36% of 8,131 towns 0.6°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 79 days bottom 29% of 8,088 towns 14% more 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 Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca's nearest health centre is 2.5 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 10 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 10 min top 6% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 2.5 km top 13% 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 Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca has 2 schools in town; the nearest international school is 36 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 2 top 26% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 36 km top 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 Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca's reported registered long-let rent is €5.88/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.88/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.17/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €6.86/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
- 19.2% bottom 15% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Castellfollit de la Roca?
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 Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca's reported population is 960.
Who lives here
- Population
- 960
- Born in Spain
- 84.6% 4.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.3% 0.5% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 3.13 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Castellfollit de la Roca?
Castellfollit de la Roca is a reported 58 min drive from the nearest airport, with 100% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 58 min top 33% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 100% top 1% of 8,132 towns 21% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 1% 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 Castellfollit de la Roca 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 Castellfollit de la Roca against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 49 min from Girona, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Castellfollit de la Roca for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- 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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