Huesca · Aragón · CP 22059
Biescas
Biescas: living in Huesca
Biescas offers 2548 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,640
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#118 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~62 min; airport ~121 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~34 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,548 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.8% of padrón; international residents 9.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −52.0% over the series; mean age 46.0; foreign residents 9.2%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 9.6/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 80.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Biescas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46
<16
12.4%
16–64
67%
65+
20.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,329 (90.8%)
Foreign residents: 134 (9.2%)
- Romania: 55
- Morocco: 19
- Italy: 10
- Colombia: 9
- Portugal: 6
- Argentina: 6
- United Kingdom: 5
- Germany: 3
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€900
Flats €/m²
828 €
Houses €/m²
972 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 203 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.63, -0.31)
300 approx. sunny days · 18 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huesca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Infierno o Quijadar de Pondiellos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16 km
- 02Ordesa y Monte Perdido (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 17.4 km
- 03San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 17.7 km
- 04Valles Occidentales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.8 km
- 05Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Viñamala o Comachibosa (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.2 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra y los Cañones de Guara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.3 km
- 07Fozes de Fago y Biniés (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.7 km
- 08Larra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 46.6 km
- 09Sierra de Santo Domingo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 48.6 km
- 10Ukerdi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Integral · 49.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Biescas
€3,058
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,220
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,810
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Biescas you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.2%
SEPE unemployed
24
Affiliated workers (approx.)
788
Self-employed (approx.)
132
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,825,518
Expenses
€3,825,518
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Nuria Pargada Zapater (PAR)
2023–2027 · Partido Aragones
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 145.4 km · 121 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Huesca) · 70.2 km · 62 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 146.2 km · 107 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 230.4 km · 172 min
Nearest city
Huesca · 70.2 km · 62 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SABIÑÁNIGO · 22.2 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses Sabiñánigo · 22.2 km · 34 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
837
510 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
316
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
107
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2548 sunshine hours
Biescas averages about 2548 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€900/m²
Asking prices around €900 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Biescas
Biescas is a municipality in Huesca (Aragón) with about 4,628 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2128 €/m². Compare Biescas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 22059 · CP 22059 · lat 42.62895810821149, lon -0.3146814307180063 · 928 m · Income: €37,003