Businesses in Pals

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pals

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	60
Other accommodation	48
Real estate	43
Shopping	18
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Hotels and motels	11
All food and beverage	11
Corporate management	9
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	9
Travel agencies	8
Bakeries	8
Campgrounds	7
Construction of houses	7

Pals Facts

Area	0.4 km²
Population	291
Male Population	148 (51.0%)
Female Population	143 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+95.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+39.2%
Median Age	44.1 years (Male: 43.5, Female: 44.9)
Neighborhoods	La Sagrera
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.97102, 3.14814

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Pals Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	149	187	209	281	291
Population Density	340.6 / km²	427.4 / km²	477.7 / km²	642.3 / km²	665.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pals Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 34.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Pals	+88.6%	+50.3%	+34.4%
Spain	+28.4%	+17.7%	+13.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pals Median Age

Median Age: 44.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Pals	44.1 yrs	44.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Spain	40.8 yrs	42 yrs	39.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pals Population Density

Population Density: 665 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Pals	291	0.438 km²	665 / km²
Spain	45.3 million	505,993.5 km²	89.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pals Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pals

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pals CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Pals	2,337 tn	8.03 tn	5,342.2 tons/km²
Spain	330,097,501 tn	7.29 tn	652.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Pals CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,337 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,342.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/29/15	12:37 AM	4.1	22.4 km	7,850 m	8km ENE of l'Escala, Spain	usgs.gov
12/19/10	6:08 AM	4.1	29.7 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
8/16/08	10:21 AM	3.8	63.2 km	7,600 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:38 PM	3.1	47.4 km	4,000 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:36 PM	4.3	53.4 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
7/21/08	6:59 PM	3.2	45.3 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/22/08	6:48 PM	3.6	44.5 km	3,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/16/08	8:14 AM	3.2	22.2 km	4,800 m	Spain	usgs.gov
2/22/08	3:27 AM	3.1	23.3 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
3/28/07	11:32 PM	3.5	12 km	10,700 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Pals

Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell-L'Estartit road.

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