Palafrugell, Catalonia

Palafrugell: Municipality in the comarca of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain

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Population : 22,974
Country : Spain
State : Catalonia (Spain)
County : Província de Girona
Head of government : mayor of Palafrugell
Postal code : 17200
Plate code : GI
Phone Area Codes : 972
Area : 26.9 km2
Official name : Palafrugell
Patron saint : Saint Sebastian, Martin of Tours
Legislative body : Palafrugell city council
Male population : 11385, 9126, 10094, 11313, 10501, 10950, 8935, 11476, 9733, 10938, 11507, 10041, 11444, 11301, 11249, 9414, 8787, 11373
Female population : 8881, 11435, 10474, 10357, 10860, 10008, 9174, 8777, 9382, 9028, 9719, 11372, 11404, 11237, 11064, 9594, 11420, 11390
Altitude : 210 feet / 64 meters
Capital : Palafrugell
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 22:39:39 (27th December 2025)

Geography

Palafrugell is located at 41°55'3"N 3°9'47"E (41.9173800, 3.1631000).

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Palafrugell has 1 neighbours.

  • Begur municipality in the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1717 820 - register office
1787 2,609 68.57% register office
1857 5,692 54.16% register office
1860 5,254 -8.34% register office
1877 6,270 16.2% register office
1887 6,603 5.04% register office
1900 7,087 6.83% register office
1910 9,018 21.41% register office
1920 8,746 -3.11% register office
1930 8,682 -0.74% register office
1936 8,556 -1.47% register office
1940 7,905 -8.24% register office
1945 7,626 -3.66% register office
1950 7,698 0.94% register office
1955 8,162 5.68% register office
1960 9,123 10.53% register office
1965 11,145 18.14% register office
1970 12,256 9.06% register office
1975 13,802 11.2% register office
1981 15,030 8.17% register office
1986 16,019 6.17% register office
1991 17,343 7.63% register office
1996 17,303 -0.23% register office
1998 17,564 1.49% register office
2000 18,154 3.25% register office
2001 18,588 2.33% register office
2002 19,115 2.76% register office
2003 19,635 2.65% register office
2004 19,813 0.9% register office
2005 20,509 3.39% register office
2006 21,307 3.75% register office
2007 21,412 0.49% register office
2008 22,109 3.15% register office
2009 22,365 1.14% register office
2010 22,622 1.14% register office
2011 22,816 0.85% register office
2012 22,880 0.28% register office
2013 22,942 0.27% register office
2014 22,763 -0.79% register office
2015 22,733 -0.13% register office
2016 22,868 0.59% register office
2017 22,725 -0.63% register office
2018 22,860 0.59% register office
2019 22,974 0.5% register office

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