Navarra · Comunidad Foral de Navarra · CP 31165
Mendavia
Mendavia: living in Navarra
Mendavia offers 2400 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,588
Avg. summer temp
22.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3534 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.0/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,426 €/m²; cost of living at 65% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~42 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~45 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. About 2,400 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.8% of padrón; international residents 9.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.7% over the series; mean age 46.8; foreign residents 9.2%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 7.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
Mendavia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.8
<16
13.8%
16–64
61%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,221 (90.8%)
Foreign residents: 326 (9.2%)
- Portugal: 93
- Morocco: 91
- Romania: 55
- Algeria: 31
- Argentina: 7
- China: 7
- France: 5
- Colombia: 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 288 · 161% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26002 (7.4km)
282 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pamplona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Álamos de Lodosa (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.3 km
- 02Embalse de Salobre o de las Cañas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.5 km
- 03Quejigos de Learza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.3 km
- 04Encinas de Cábrega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
- 05Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 19.4 km
Day trip
- 06Barranco de Lasia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.2 km
- 07Zonas húmedas y yasas de la Degollada y El Recuenco (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 27.5 km
- 08Peñalabeja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.6 km
- 09Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 10Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mendavia
€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 Mendavia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
145
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,554
Self-employed (approx.)
263
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2021
€3,965,233
Expenses
€3,965,233
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- UPN
Jesús Miguel Sainz Ruiz (UPN)
2023–2027 · Union del Pueblo Navarro
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 76.9 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 26 km · 42 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 155.9 km · 118 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 156.9 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Pamplona · 76 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · AGONCILLO · 25.6 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · PI El Sequero (Avda del Ebro P-3) · 29.7 km · 45 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
2,033
567 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
568
158 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
163
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
53
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2400 sunshine hours
Mendavia averages about 2400 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.2%) makes Mendavia a practical base for remote work.
About Mendavia
Mendavia is a municipality in Navarra (Comunidad Foral de Navarra) with about 3,846 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 846 €/m². Compare Mendavia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 31165 · CP 31165 · lat 42.45255585744532, lon -2.1962047192093737 · 146 m · Income: €34,560