Municipalities in Girona province by active companies

Girona had the highest active companies of 221 municipalities in 2018, at 9,473. Meranges had the lowest, at 5. The median was 68 and the figure for Girona province was 62,984. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest9,473Girona

Lowest5Meranges

Median68221 municipalities

Girona province62,984History

Top 40 municipalities, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Girona	9,473	+2%
2	Figueres	3,736	+0.3%
3	Lloret de Mar	2,757	+1.4%
4	Olot	2,423	+1.9%
5	Blanes	2,372	-1.2%
6	Banyoles	1,715	+0.2%
7	Roses	1,700	+1.9%
8	Palafrugell	1,684	+3.3%
9	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,608	+1.1%
10	Palamós	1,448	+3.1%
11	Salt	1,362	+0.7%
12	Castelló d'Empúries	1,293	+4.9%
13	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,275	+2.2%
14	Puigcerdà	1,017	-0.8%
15	Torroella de Montgrí	1,014	+3.2%
16	Santa Coloma de Farners	922	+0.9%
17	Calonge i Sant Antoni	918	+1.7%
18	L'Escala	859	+0.6%
19	Cassà de la Selva	819	+0.6%
20	La Bisbal d'Empordà	770	+1.9%
21	Ripoll	710	0%
22	Llagostera	662	+0.5%
23	Vidreres	524	-2.1%
24	Santa Cristina d'Aro	498	-1%
25	Arbúcies	481	-0.4%
25	Caldes de Malavella	481	+4.1%
27	La Jonquera	478	+1.9%
28	Tossa de Mar	459	+5.3%
29	Begur	455	+2.2%
30	Celrà	429	+0.7%
31	Maçanet de la Selva	424	+2.9%
32	Sils	422	+0.5%
33	Llançà	414	-0.5%
34	Vilafant	401	+0.3%
35	Sant Hilari Sacalm	391	-0.3%
36	Porqueres	381	+1.3%
37	Bescanó	377	+5.6%
38	Riudellots de la Selva	356	+3.2%
39	Cornellà del Terri	342	+1.8%
40	Cadaqués	329	+6.5%
40	Sarrià de Ter	329	-6.8%
42	Sant Gregori	328	-0.6%
43	Anglès	325	+1.2%
43	Fornells de la Selva	325	-2.1%
45	Sant Julià de Ramis	321	0%
46	Vilablareix	287	+0.7%
47	Vilobí d'Onyar	284	+7.2%
48	Riells i Viabrea	278	+3.7%
49	Sant Joan les Fonts	271	+2.7%
50	Hostalric	270	+4.2%
50	La Vall d'en Bas	270	-1.5%
52	Pals	269	+3.9%
53	Quart	266	+6.4%
54	Forallac	258	+9.3%
55	Camprodon	257	+3.6%
56	Vilamalla	247	+2.1%
57	Besalú	245	+4.7%
58	Sant Joan de les Abadesses	238	+3.5%
59	Breda	236	-7.1%
60	Alp	215	+1.4%
61	Les Preses	208	+1.5%
62	Campdevànol	202	+3.1%
63	Peralada	192	+9.1%
64	Llívia	185	+10.8%
65	Mont-ras	183	-1.6%
66	Aiguaviva	176	-1.7%
67	Sant Pere Pescador	165	-0.6%
68	Ribes de Freser	160	-0.6%
69	La Cellera de Ter	154	0%
70	Riudarenes	144	+4.3%
71	Amer	143	-0.7%
72	Santa Pau	142	-4.1%
73	Llers	136	-5.6%
74	La Vall de Bianya	134	-0.7%
75	Les Planes d'Hostoles	132	-4.3%
76	Avinyonet de Puigventós	128	+11.3%
76	Corçà	128	0%
78	Verges	121	-1.6%
79	Fontcoberta	117	-7.1%
80	Viladrau	115	-4.2%
81	Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura	113	+4.6%
81	Palau-saverdera	113	+0.9%
83	Sant Feliu de Buixalleu	110	-2.7%
84	Navata	108	+6.9%
85	Cabanes	105	+10.5%
86	El Port de la Selva	104	+4%
87	Vila-sacra	100	+8.7%
88	Serinyà	98	+1%
89	Sant Feliu de Pallerols	97	+6.6%
90	Bordils	96	-4%
90	Vall-llobrega	96	-5.9%
92	Campllong	90	+16.9%
92	Montagut i Oix	90	+3.4%
94	Bàscara	89	-1.1%
95	Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí	88	-2.2%
96	Ullà	84	+6.3%
97	Llambilles	83	-7.8%
98	Garriguella	82	+9.3%
99	Vilademuls	81	+1.3%
100	Palol de Revardit	79	0%
101	Castellfollit de la Roca	77	+5.5%
101	Cervià de Ter	77	-4.9%
101	Vilajuïga	77	+5.5%
104	Flaçà	74	+2.8%
105	Sant Jaume de Llierca	73	+9%
106	Capmany	72	-5.3%
107	Saus, Camallera i Llampaies	71	-4.1%
107	Tortellà	71	+7.6%
109	L'Armentera	70	+1.4%
110	Agullana	68	+1.5%
110	Albons	68	+1.5%
110	Torroella de Fluvià	68	+4.6%
113	Bellcaire d'Empordà	67	+9.8%
114	Ventalló	65	+1.6%
115	Portbou	64	-4.5%
115	Vilabertran	64	+6.7%
117	Sant Jordi Desvalls	63	-1.6%
118	La Tallada d'Empordà	61	+7%
118	Sant Pau de Segúries	61	+1.7%
120	Borrassà	59	+5.4%
121	Maçanet de Cabrenys	56	-6.7%
121	Sant Martí de Llémena	56	+5.7%
123	Canet d'Adri	55	-1.8%
123	Gualta	55	+12.2%
123	Vilallonga de Ter	55	+25%
126	Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema	54	+10.2%
127	Pont de Molins	53	+3.9%
128	Lladó	52	-1.9%
129	Llanars	51	0%
130	Viladamat	50	-3.8%
131	Fontanals de Cerdanya	49	-3.9%
131	La Pera	49	+8.9%
133	Pau	47	+4.4%
134	Fortià	46	-6.1%
134	Ger	46	+9.5%
134	Riudaura	46	+4.5%
134	Sant Climent Sescebes	46	+2.2%
138	Sant Miquel de Fluvià	45	+4.7%
139	Argelaguer	41	-6.8%
139	Massanes	41	+7.9%
141	Guils de Cerdanya	40	-2.4%
141	Sant Joan de Mollet	40	+21.2%
143	Bolvir	39	-9.3%
143	El Far d'Empordà	39	+11.4%
143	Maià de Montcal	39	+2.6%
143	Molló	39	-2.5%
143	Torrent	39	+2.6%
148	Camós	38	+5.6%
148	Darnius	38	0%
148	Palau-sator	38	+15.2%
151	Vilanant	37	+2.8%
152	Garrigàs	36	-7.7%
152	Jafre	36	+12.5%
152	Serra de Daró	36	0%
155	Vilamacolum	34	-2.9%
156	Juià	33	+6.5%
156	Osor	33	-5.7%
156	Rupià	33	-8.3%
159	Isòvol	32	+3.2%
160	Crespià	31	-6.1%
160	Planoles	31	+6.9%
160	Pontós	31	+34.8%
160	Sant Aniol de Finestres	31	+6.9%
160	Setcases	31	+10.7%
165	Esponellà	30	-9.1%
165	Madremanya	30	0%
167	Brunyola i Sant Martí Sapresa	28	+7.7%
168	Colera	27	-10%
168	Mieres	27	0%
168	Ordis	27	-10%
168	Regencós	27	+3.8%
168	Sant Martí Vell	27	+8%
173	Cabanelles	26	+36.8%
173	Sant Llorenç de la Muga	26	+4%
175	Cantallops	25	+25%
175	Cistella	25	-10.7%
175	Espolla	25	0%
175	Parlavà	25	+19%
175	Sant Ferriol	25	+31.6%
175	Urús	25	0%
181	Das	24	+4.3%
181	Ullastret	24	-17.2%
183	Colomers	23	+15%
183	Espinelves	23	-4.2%
185	Foixà	22	-4.3%
186	Ogassa	21	+10.5%
186	Sant Mori	21	+5%
186	Viladasens	21	+10.5%
189	Beuda	20	+5.3%
189	Les Llosses	20	+33.3%
189	Masarac i Vilarnadal	20	-13%
189	Queralbs	20	+11.1%
189	Terrades	20	0%
194	Vilopriu	19	0%
195	Fontanilles	18	0%
195	Mollet de Peralada	18	-5.3%
195	Sant Andreu Salou	18	+20%
195	Sant Miquel de Campmajor	18	+5.9%
195	Siurana	18	+5.9%
200	Biure	17	-5.6%
200	Pedret i Marzà	17	-15%
200	Riumors	17	-5.6%
200	Ultramort	17	0%
200	Vidrà	17	-5.6%
205	Gombrèn	16	+33.3%
205	Sales de Llierca	16	+33.3%
205	Vilamaniscle	16	-5.9%
208	La Selva de Mar	15	-11.8%
208	Rabós	15	+15.4%
208	Susqueda	15	0%
211	Palau de Santa Eulàlia	14	0%
212	Boadella i les Escaules	13	-18.8%
212	Campelles	13	-13.3%
212	Vilaür	13	0%
215	Vallfogona de Ripollès	12	0%
216	Pardines	10	-16.7%
217	Albanyà	9	+28.6%
218	Garrigoles	6	+50%
218	La Vajol	6	+20%
218	Toses	6	-14.3%
221	Meranges	5	-28.6%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_girona_province_2018,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Girona province by active companies, 2018}},
  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=2018. 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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