Asturias · Principado de Asturias · CP 33024
Gijón
Gijón: living in Asturias
Gijón offers 2097 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
269,894
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#867 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.7/10
Average. Housing about 1,005 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~44 min; Renfe ~16 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,097 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.2% of padrón; international residents 4.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.6% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 4.8%; property prices +3.2% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.7/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~5.2 km).
Place location
Gijón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
11.3%
16–64
61.3%
65+
27.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 258,733 (95.2%)
Foreign residents: 13,047 (4.8%)
- Romania: 2,606
- Venezuela: 852
- Colombia: 828
- Morocco: 737
- Brazil: 599
- China: 509
- Paraguay: 491
- Italy: 451
English speakers ≈ 242
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,005
Flats €/m²
925 €
Houses €/m²
1085 €
6-year change
+20.8%
Province rank: # / 78 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.50, -5.68)
247 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Oviedo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Carbayón de Lavandera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.5 km
- 02Carbayera de El Tragamón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.2 km
- 03Yacimiento de Icnitas de Asturias (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8 km
- 04Cueva de Lloviu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.5 km
- 05El Cabo Peñas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 16.3 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de las Caldas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 25.4 km
- 07Cueva del Sidrón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 30.5 km
- 08Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.8 km
- 09Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.1 km
- 10Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gijón
€4,661
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€383
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€207
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Gijón you pay €1,048 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
14,477
Affiliated workers (approx.)
116,949
Self-employed (approx.)
19,853
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€303,565,200
Expenses
€303,565,200
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Luis Manuel (floro) Flórez García (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 43 km · 44 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Oviedo) · 35.5 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 138.7 km · 90 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 8.9 km · 17 min
Nearest city
Oviedo · 35.5 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CALZADA DE ASTURIAS · 9.8 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Asturias · [MAREO DE RIBA|Mareo de Arriba] El Estanco [CTA 00916] · 0.8 km · 3 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
122,508
454 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
15,312
57 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
20,345
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
640
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
771
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2097 sunshine hours
Gijón averages about 2097 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes Gijón a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 8.9 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón), about 8.9 km by road.
About Gijón
Gijón is a municipality in Asturias (Principado de Asturias) with about 3,842 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3342 €/m². Compare Gijón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 33024 · CP 33024 · lat 43.50075341194358, lon -5.68243456844561 · 142 m · Income: €35,852