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View of PorqueresWamito · Public domain

Porqueres

Village

Porqueres is a municipality located in the county of Pla de l'Estany, in the province of Girona, in the autonomous region of Catalunya of Spain. The municipality is made up of several villages. Mata, Les Pedreres and Miànigues, have the largest part of the population. At the top of the mountain range of Serra de Sant Patllari is the village of Pujarnol. In the west is Porqueres, and on the northern part of the Lake of Banyoles is Usall. Amid the green forests of the Ginestar mountains is the village of Merlant.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Porqueres
Province
Girona
Autonomous community
Cataluña
Population (INE 2025)
4,811
Altitude
183 m
Area (IGN)
32.8 km²
District
Pla de l'Estany
Postcode
17834
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Festivities in Porqueres: 5–8 dec (Feria de Invierno de Porqueres)·See places to stay for those dates

What to see

  1. 1Lago de Bañolas
  2. 2Iglesia de Santa María
  3. 3Castillo de Porqueras
  4. 4Torre de Pujarnol
  5. 5Torre Descalc
  6. 6Delimitación del entorno de protección de la Iglesia de Santa María
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: El Camí IT1TR2 El Camí Capçaler: de Salzes a Balaguer
  2. 2Hiking: GR 1 · Sendero Histórico: Catalunya
  3. 3Hiking: Vía Verde del Tren Pinxo
  4. 4MTB: 01 - Del Puig Clarà a Camós
  5. 5MTB: 02 - Camí de Torrentmal
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more
  • 16 places to stayIllustrative photo · Rourevell Turisme Ru… · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Accommodation

    16 places to stay in Porqueres

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  • 6 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jessica Spengler · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    6 restaurants in Porqueres

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  • 5 experiencesIllustrative photo · Enrique Amigo · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    5 experiences in Porqueres

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

  • Porqueres Town HallCarrer Rubió i Ors, 1-7 · 17834
    • Phone: 972 57 01 02
    • Official website: www.porqueres.cat

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes94 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes99 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, petrol stations, ATMs, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, secondary school.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Porqueres Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Porqueres

16 registered places to stay

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