Huesca · Aragón · CP 22048
Barbastro
Barbastro: living in Huesca
Barbastro offers 2681 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,807
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#221 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.7/10
Average. Housing about 900 €/m²; cost of living at 41% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,681 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.9% of padrón; international residents 10.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.9% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 10.1%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 5.7% of the area (nearest site ~4.5 km).
Place location
Barbastro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
15.5%
16–64
63.4%
65+
21.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,272 (89.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,707 (10.1%)
- Morocco: 438
- Romania: 253
- Bulgaria: 127
- China: 53
- Dominican Republic: 49
- Colombia: 41
- Ecuador: 35
- Venezuela: 31
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€900
Flats €/m²
828 €
Houses €/m²
972 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 203 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.04, 0.12)
315 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huesca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra y los Cañones de Guara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16 km
Day trip
- 02Noguera Ribagorçana-Montrebei (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.3 km
- 03Ordesa y Monte Perdido (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 53.3 km
- 04Sant Llorenç de Montgai (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 62 km
- 05Posets-Maladeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.2 km
- 06San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 72.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barbastro
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Barbastro you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
618
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,036
Self-employed (approx.)
1,355
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€20,470,000
Expenses
€20,470,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Fernando Torres Chavarria (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 142.4 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Huesca) · 56.8 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 132.7 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 165.1 km · 124 min
Nearest city
Huesca · 56.8 km · 37 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MONZÓN-RÍO CINCA · 17.6 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Barbastro · 0.6 km · 2 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
8,384
471 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,157
121 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,330
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
70
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2681 sunshine hours
Barbastro averages about 2681 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.8%) makes Barbastro a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€900/m²
Asking prices around €900 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Barbastro
Barbastro is a municipality in Huesca (Aragón) with about 4,596 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2096 €/m². Compare Barbastro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 22048 · CP 22048 · lat 42.03577169883362, lon 0.12242667833773577 · 896 m · Income: €36,907