Municipalities in Girona province by active companies

Girona had the highest active companies of 221 municipalities in 2021, at 9,550. La Vajol had the lowest, at 5. The median was 68 and the figure for Girona province was 64,258. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest9,550Girona

Lowest5La Vajol

Median68221 municipalities

Girona province64,258History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Girona	9,550	-1%
2	Figueres	3,646	-1%
3	Lloret de Mar	2,957	+1.8%
4	Blanes	2,469	-0.1%
5	Olot	2,383	-1.7%
6	Banyoles	1,747	+0.2%
7	Palafrugell	1,745	-0.3%
8	Roses	1,693	-1.5%
9	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,653	0%
10	Palamós	1,490	-1.3%
11	Salt	1,469	+2.7%
12	Castelló d'Empúries	1,327	-0.5%
13	Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró	1,265	-1.8%
14	Puigcerdà	1,091	+2.7%
15	Torroella de Montgrí	1,009	-2.1%
16	Santa Coloma de Farners	953	-0.5%
17	Calonge i Sant Antoni	940	-1.6%
18	L'Escala	906	-0.5%
19	Cassà de la Selva	809	+1.6%
20	La Bisbal d'Empordà	793	0%
21	Ripoll	746	0%
22	Llagostera	673	+0.7%
23	Vidreres	563	+1.4%
24	Santa Cristina d'Aro	531	+2.7%
25	Tossa de Mar	504	+3.1%
26	Caldes de Malavella	501	+0.8%
27	Arbúcies	497	+1.8%
28	Maçanet de la Selva	462	+2.4%
29	Celrà	455	+4.1%
30	Sils	454	-1.1%
31	Begur	444	-2.2%
32	La Jonquera	421	-4.1%
33	Llançà	411	+1.7%
34	Vilafant	403	-1.9%
35	Bescanó	397	+2.1%
36	Sant Hilari Sacalm	390	+0.5%
37	Porqueres	379	+0.5%
38	Cadaqués	358	+0.3%
39	Anglès	353	0%
40	Sarrià de Ter	350	-2.5%
41	Sant Gregori	346	-2%
42	Cornellà del Terri	342	+1.2%
43	Riudellots de la Selva	338	+1.8%
44	Sant Julià de Ramis	321	-3.6%
45	Vilablareix	318	+2.9%
46	Fornells de la Selva	316	+0.3%
47	Quart	304	+2.4%
48	Vilobí d'Onyar	285	0%
49	Pals	276	-1.1%
50	Sant Joan les Fonts	268	-1.5%
51	Camprodon	265	+1.1%
52	Forallac	262	+0.4%
53	La Vall d'en Bas	261	-1.9%
54	Hostalric	260	+1.6%
55	Breda	257	+0.8%
56	Riells i Viabrea	256	-5.9%
57	Besalú	238	-4.4%
58	Alp	235	+1.3%
59	Sant Joan de les Abadesses	232	+0.4%
60	Vilamalla	208	-3.7%
61	Peralada	206	0%
62	Campdevànol	201	+1.5%
63	Les Preses	192	-1.5%
64	Llívia	191	-1.5%
65	Mont-ras	190	-2.1%
66	Aiguaviva	179	+1.1%
67	Sant Pere Pescador	169	-4.5%
68	Ribes de Freser	157	0%
69	Santa Pau	156	-3.7%
70	La Cellera de Ter	153	+0.7%
71	Riudarenes	144	-0.7%
72	Amer	139	-1.4%
73	Corçà	135	-3.6%
74	Llers	133	-2.9%
75	Avinyonet de Puigventós	130	+4%
76	Palau-saverdera	126	+5.9%
77	La Vall de Bianya	125	+0.8%
78	Les Planes d'Hostoles	123	-5.4%
79	Fontcoberta	116	-1.7%
79	Verges	116	-1.7%
81	Cabanes	114	+5.6%
82	Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura	113	-5.8%
83	El Port de la Selva	110	+3.8%
83	Viladrau	110	-1.8%
85	Navata	106	-7%
86	Sant Feliu de Buixalleu	104	-4.6%
87	Bordils	101	+12.2%
88	Vila-sacra	97	0%
89	Montagut i Oix	96	+1.1%
90	Bàscara	95	+8%
90	Vall-llobrega	95	+4.4%
92	Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí	92	+4.5%
93	Campllong	90	-1.1%
93	Serinyà	90	-3.2%
95	Sant Feliu de Pallerols	88	-5.4%
95	Vilademuls	88	0%
97	Vilajuïga	85	+1.2%
98	Llambilles	84	-4.5%
99	Ullà	83	-1.2%
100	Cervià de Ter	81	+11%
100	Tortellà	81	+1.3%
102	Garriguella	79	-10.2%
102	Saus, Camallera i Llampaies	79	+5.3%
104	Ventalló	78	+8.3%
105	Bellcaire d'Empordà	74	+5.7%
106	Sant Jaume de Llierca	73	-5.2%
106	Sant Jordi Desvalls	73	+10.6%
108	Canet d'Adri	70	+7.7%
108	Flaçà	70	-2.8%
108	Palol de Revardit	70	-1.4%
111	Castellfollit de la Roca	68	+4.6%
111	Torroella de Fluvià	68	+4.6%
113	Agullana	67	+3.1%
113	L'Armentera	67	-8.2%
115	Albons	66	-1.5%
116	Pont de Molins	64	+4.9%
117	Borrassà	63	+1.6%
117	Capmany	63	-3.1%
117	Sant Martí de Llémena	63	+10.5%
120	Sant Pau de Segúries	62	-1.6%
121	Vilabertran	61	-12.9%
121	Viladamat	61	+13%
123	Maçanet de Cabrenys	60	+3.4%
124	Fortià	57	0%
124	La Pera	57	-8.1%
126	Lladó	56	-3.4%
126	Portbou	56	-1.8%
128	Pau	55	-1.8%
129	La Tallada d'Empordà	53	-8.6%
129	Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema	53	-7%
131	Llanars	52	+4%
131	Vilallonga de Ter	52	-10.3%
133	Massanes	51	+8.5%
134	Fontanals de Cerdanya	50	-3.8%
134	Sant Climent Sescebes	50	+6.4%
136	Bolvir	48	+11.6%
137	Gualta	47	+4.4%
137	Sant Miquel de Fluvià	47	+6.8%
139	Argelaguer	46	+7%
139	Riudaura	46	+12.2%
141	Guils de Cerdanya	45	+4.7%
142	Ger	43	-2.3%
142	Maià de Montcal	43	-4.4%
144	Vilanant	41	-2.4%
145	Molló	40	-2.4%
146	Brunyola i Sant Martí Sapresa	39	+2.6%
146	Darnius	39	0%
146	Madremanya	39	+8.3%
146	Vilamacolum	39	+2.6%
150	Palau-sator	37	+2.8%
151	Camós	36	-2.7%
152	El Far d'Empordà	35	+6.1%
152	Esponellà	35	-10.3%
152	Garrigàs	35	-5.4%
152	Rupià	35	0%
152	Serra de Daró	35	0%
157	Isòvol	34	+3%
157	Pontós	34	+6.3%
159	Crespià	33	+6.5%
159	Juià	33	-8.3%
159	Sant Joan de Mollet	33	-13.2%
159	Torrent	33	-10.8%
163	Planoles	31	+3.3%
164	Ordis	30	-6.3%
164	Sant Martí Vell	30	-3.2%
164	Setcases	30	-11.8%
167	Osor	29	-6.5%
168	Cantallops	28	-3.4%
168	Jafre	28	-17.6%
168	Regencós	28	-6.7%
171	Foixà	27	+3.8%
172	Colera	26	+4%
172	Mieres	26	0%
172	Rabós	26	+23.8%
172	Sant Aniol de Finestres	26	0%
172	Urús	26	-3.7%
177	Cabanelles	25	-10.7%
177	Das	25	+13.6%
177	Ullastret	25	+4.2%
180	Espolla	24	+9.1%
180	Parlavà	24	-11.1%
180	Sant Llorenç de la Muga	24	0%
180	Sant Miquel de Campmajor	24	+4.3%
184	Espinelves	23	-8%
184	Viladasens	23	+15%
186	Sant Ferriol	22	0%
186	Vidrà	22	+10%
186	Vilopriu	22	-4.3%
189	Beuda	21	0%
189	Colomers	21	+10.5%
189	Ogassa	21	-4.5%
189	Pedret i Marzà	21	0%
189	Terrades	21	+5%
194	Biure	20	+17.6%
194	Cistella	20	-4.8%
194	Masarac i Vilarnadal	20	-9.1%
194	Sant Mori	20	0%
198	Boadella i les Escaules	19	+5.6%
198	Fontanilles	19	+5.6%
198	Siurana	19	+5.6%
198	Ultramort	19	0%
198	Vilaür	19	-5%
203	Les Llosses	18	+5.9%
203	Queralbs	18	0%
203	Sant Andreu Salou	18	-5.3%
206	Vallfogona de Ripollès	17	+6.3%
206	Vilamaniscle	17	-5.6%
208	Albanyà	15	+7.1%
208	Gombrèn	15	-16.7%
208	Palau de Santa Eulàlia	15	-21.1%
208	Sales de Llierca	15	-11.8%
212	Mollet de Peralada	14	0%
213	Campelles	13	0%
213	Pardines	13	+8.3%
213	Susqueda	13	-13.3%
216	Garrigoles	12	+33.3%
216	Riumors	12	-7.7%
218	La Selva de Mar	9	-18.2%
219	Meranges	8	-20%
220	Toses	7	+16.7%
221	La Vajol	5	0%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_girona_province_2021,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Girona province by active companies, 2021}},
  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=2021. 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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