Municipalities in Girona province by active companies

Girona had the highest active companies of 221 municipalities in 2016, at 9,052. Meranges had the lowest, at 4. The median was 65 and the figure for Girona province was 60,529. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest9,052Girona

Lowest4Meranges

Median65221 municipalities

Girona province60,529History

Top 40 municipalities, 2016

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Girona	9,052	+3.1%
2	Figueres	3,731	+2.9%
3	Lloret de Mar	2,561	+3.9%
4	Blanes	2,345	+3.4%
5	Olot	2,332	-0%
6	Banyoles	1,666	+5%
7	Roses	1,632	+3.4%
8	Palafrugell	1,602	+3%
9	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,572	+2.5%
10	Palamós	1,352	-0.6%
11	Salt	1,296	+4%
12	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,236	+0.6%
13	Castelló d'Empúries	1,212	+1.2%
14	Puigcerdà	997	+1.7%
15	Torroella de Montgrí	950	+4.3%
16	Santa Coloma de Farners	895	+4.6%
17	Calonge i Sant Antoni	855	+7.1%
18	L'Escala	836	-0.6%
19	Cassà de la Selva	792	+4.3%
20	La Bisbal d'Empordà	746	+1.5%
21	Ripoll	722	-1.2%
22	Llagostera	638	+1.6%
23	Vidreres	516	+7.9%
24	La Jonquera	499	-0.2%
25	Santa Cristina d'Aro	475	+4.4%
26	Arbúcies	474	+3.9%
27	Caldes de Malavella	444	+4%
28	Llançà	431	+4.1%
29	Begur	426	+7.8%
30	Tossa de Mar	416	+0.7%
31	Sils	399	0%
32	Celrà	394	+4.5%
33	Sant Hilari Sacalm	388	+6%
34	Maçanet de la Selva	387	-1.5%
35	Porqueres	383	+4.1%
36	Vilafant	379	+0.3%
37	Bescanó	363	+2.5%
38	Sarrià de Ter	335	+4%
39	Riudellots de la Selva	334	0%
40	Fornells de la Selva	325	-1.5%
41	Cornellà del Terri	324	+3.2%
42	Sant Gregori	321	+9.9%
43	Anglès	312	+3%
44	Sant Julià de Ramis	303	+1%
45	Cadaqués	296	-3%
46	Pals	273	+4.6%
47	La Vall d'en Bas	272	+3.8%
48	Vilablareix	271	+3.4%
49	Riells i Viabrea	269	+3.5%
50	Sant Joan les Fonts	255	-1.2%
51	Hostalric	252	+3.3%
51	Vilobí d'Onyar	252	+3.3%
53	Camprodon	249	+2.5%
54	Breda	246	+4.7%
55	Forallac	243	+5.2%
56	Quart	241	-2.8%
57	Besalú	228	+0.4%
58	Vilamalla	227	-1.3%
59	Sant Joan de les Abadesses	222	+0.5%
60	Alp	212	-0.5%
61	Campdevànol	208	-2.3%
62	Les Preses	190	+2.7%
63	Aiguaviva	184	+7%
64	Peralada	182	+0.6%
65	Mont-ras	175	+2.3%
66	Sant Pere Pescador	170	-1.2%
67	Llívia	160	+5.3%
68	La Cellera de Ter	149	+4.9%
69	Ribes de Freser	147	-4.5%
70	Amer	145	-2%
71	Llers	142	0%
71	Santa Pau	142	+4.4%
73	Les Planes d'Hostoles	137	+1.5%
74	La Vall de Bianya	128	-5.9%
74	Riudarenes	128	-1.5%
76	Verges	126	+11.5%
77	Corçà	124	-5.3%
77	Fontcoberta	124	-0.8%
79	Viladrau	115	+3.6%
80	Palau-saverdera	114	+3.6%
81	Avinyonet de Puigventós	112	-2.6%
82	Sant Feliu de Buixalleu	100	-2.9%
83	Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura	99	-7.5%
83	Navata	99	+11.2%
83	Vall-llobrega	99	-2.9%
86	Bordils	98	+4.3%
87	El Port de la Selva	95	0%
88	Llambilles	90	+5.9%
88	Serinyà	90	+11.1%
90	Vila-sacra	89	+8.5%
91	Sant Feliu de Pallerols	87	-3.3%
91	Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí	87	+1.2%
93	Bàscara	86	+10.3%
93	Garriguella	86	+13.2%
95	Saus, Camallera i Llampaies	83	0%
96	Cabanes	82	+7.9%
97	Campllong	80	-2.4%
98	Montagut i Oix	79	0%
99	Palol de Revardit	76	+1.3%
99	Ullà	76	+8.6%
101	Flaçà	75	+5.6%
102	Castellfollit de la Roca	74	-2.6%
102	Vilajuïga	74	+8.8%
104	Cervià de Ter	70	0%
104	L'Armentera	70	+9.4%
104	Vilademuls	70	0%
107	Albons	69	+6.2%
107	Capmany	69	+7.8%
107	Sant Jordi Desvalls	69	+11.3%
110	Portbou	67	-4.3%
111	Borrassà	65	+14%
111	Sant Jaume de Llierca	65	+4.8%
111	Torroella de Fluvià	65	+6.6%
114	Agullana	64	-5.9%
114	Vilabertran	64	+4.9%
116	Bellcaire d'Empordà	62	+3.3%
116	Ventalló	62	+1.6%
118	La Tallada d'Empordà	59	-1.7%
118	Tortellà	59	0%
120	Sant Martí de Llémena	58	+11.5%
120	Sant Pau de Segúries	58	-1.7%
122	Maçanet de Cabrenys	57	+9.6%
123	Canet d'Adri	55	+10%
124	Llanars	52	+8.3%
125	Pau	51	-5.6%
125	Pont de Molins	51	-1.9%
127	Gualta	50	0%
127	Lladó	50	0%
129	Viladamat	49	0%
130	Fontanals de Cerdanya	47	-4.1%
130	La Pera	47	+4.4%
132	Fortià	45	-11.8%
133	Vilallonga de Ter	44	+12.8%
134	Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema	43	+4.9%
135	Argelaguer	42	-4.5%
136	Massanes	41	+2.5%
137	Bolvir	40	+2.6%
137	El Far d'Empordà	40	+5.3%
137	Guils de Cerdanya	40	+2.6%
137	Molló	40	-2.4%
141	Ger	39	-7.1%
142	Maià de Montcal	38	+18.8%
143	Camós	37	+5.7%
143	Sant Climent Sescebes	37	+2.8%
145	Garrigàs	36	+20%
145	Osor	36	-7.7%
145	Riudaura	36	0%
148	Darnius	35	-5.4%
148	Vilamacolum	35	0%
150	Crespià	34	+17.2%
150	Palau-sator	34	-5.6%
150	Sant Joan de Mollet	34	0%
150	Sant Miquel de Fluvià	34	-15%
150	Serra de Daró	34	-2.9%
155	Brunyola i Sant Martí Sapresa	32	+3.2%
155	Jafre	32	+10.3%
155	Rupià	32	+23.1%
155	Vilanant	32	-11.1%
159	Setcases	31	-6.1%
159	Torrent	31	+3.3%
161	Colera	30	-9.1%
162	Esponellà	29	+11.5%
163	Isòvol	28	0%
163	Juià	28	0%
163	Mieres	28	+33.3%
163	Ordis	28	+12%
163	Planoles	28	0%
168	Espolla	27	-3.6%
168	Regencós	27	0%
170	Sant Llorenç de la Muga	26	-10.3%
171	Cistella	25	-3.8%
171	Sant Aniol de Finestres	25	-7.4%
171	Ullastret	25	-7.4%
171	Urús	25	0%
175	Espinelves	24	+14.3%
175	Madremanya	24	+4.3%
177	Cantallops	23	+9.5%
177	Sant Martí Vell	23	-4.2%
179	Das	22	-4.3%
179	Pontós	22	+22.2%
181	Masarac i Vilarnadal	21	0%
182	Cabanelles	20	-16.7%
182	Foixà	20	0%
182	Parlavà	20	0%
182	Pedret i Marzà	20	-4.8%
182	Sant Mori	20	+5.3%
182	Siurana	20	-4.8%
182	Vilopriu	20	+17.6%
189	Beuda	19	+11.8%
189	Colomers	19	+46.2%
189	Ultramort	19	+26.7%
189	Viladasens	19	0%
193	La Selva de Mar	18	0%
193	Sant Miquel de Campmajor	18	-10%
195	Biure	17	0%
195	Fontanilles	17	0%
195	Ogassa	17	-5.6%
195	Queralbs	17	-5.6%
195	Sant Ferriol	17	-5.6%
195	Terrades	17	-10.5%
201	Boadella i les Escaules	15	+7.1%
201	Les Llosses	15	-6.3%
201	Mollet de Peralada	15	+15.4%
201	Rabós	15	-11.8%
201	Vidrà	15	-6.3%
206	Campelles	14	+7.7%
206	Sant Andreu Salou	14	+16.7%
206	Susqueda	14	+7.7%
209	Gombrèn	13	0%
209	Vilamaniscle	13	+18.2%
211	Pardines	12	+33.3%
211	Riumors	12	-7.7%
211	Vilaür	12	0%
214	Toses	11	+22.2%
215	Palau de Santa Eulàlia	10	+11.1%
216	Sales de Llierca	8	0%
216	Vallfogona de Ripollès	8	-11.1%
218	Albanyà	7	-12.5%
219	La Vajol	6	-14.3%
220	Garrigoles	4	-20%
220	Meranges	4	-20%

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Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Girona province by active companies, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Girona province by active companies, 2016. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/girona-province-municipalities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_girona_province_2016,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Girona province by active companies, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/girona-province-municipalities?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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