Elevation of Figueres, Spain
38m
above sea level · 125 ft
Figueres is a city of 49,689 people in Girona province, Catalonia, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 102nd lowest. It’s in the Alt Empordà comarca.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Key facts
- Coordinates
- 42.27° N · 2.96° E
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 16′ 2″ N · 2° 57′ 37″ E
- UTM coordinates
- 31T · 496,731 E · 4,679,451 N
- Zone 31 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Figueres
- INE code 17066
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 49,689 people
- 19.0 km² municipality · 2,617 people/km²
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 38.5 m (126 ft)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 38 m.
Population
Figueres had 49,689 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 9.6% more than in 2015, when it had 45,346. The municipality covers 19.0 km², a density of 2,617 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 221 municipalities in Girona province, after Girona (108,666), home to 6.0% of its people.
It belongs to the Alt Empordà comarca, one of Catalonia’s official counties according to Idescat: 68 municipalities, 149,894 people and 1,359 km². Figueres is the most populous municipality in the comarca and is home to 33% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000
Figueres sits 38 m (125 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Figueres is 175 m below it.
The provincial capital, Girona, is 34 km away in a straight line and 30 m higher than Figueres. Madrid is 592 km away.
Of the 10 cities in Girona province with an elevation page, Figueres is the 5th lowest. The highest is Olot (440 m) and the lowest, Roses (2 m).
One other municipality in the Alt Empordà comarca has a page: Roses (2 m). Figueres is the highest of the two.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Girona province is Puigpedrós, at 2,914 m (9,560 ft). It lies 101 km away in a straight line, 2,876 m above Figueres.
- 178 Figueres 38 m
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Figueres.
What is the elevation of Figueres, Spain?
Figueres sits at 38 meters (125 feet) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Figueres?
Latitude 42.26726 and longitude 2.96036 in decimal degrees (42° 16′ 2″ N · 2° 57′ 37″ E). In UTM, zone 31: 496,731 E and 4,679,451 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Figueres rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 102nd lowest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).
Which is higher, Figueres or Girona?
Girona. Figueres sits at 38 m and Girona at 68 m: a difference of 30 m, 34 km apart in a straight line.
Which comarca is Figueres in?
Alt Empordà, in Girona province (Catalonia). Comarcas are Catalonia’s official counties, between the municipality and the province; this one has 68 municipalities and 149,894 people.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
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