Navarra · Comunidad Foral de Navarra · CP 31166
Mendaza
Mendaza: living in Navarra
Mendaza offers 2402 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
284
Avg. summer temp
21.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#6312 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,402 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 71% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.5% of padrón; international residents 4.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 52.9; foreign residents 4.5%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 22.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Mendaza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.9
<16
8.8%
16–64
57.2%
65+
34%
International community
Spanish nationals: 274 (95.5%)
Foreign residents: 13 (4.5%)
- Portugal: 4
- Colombia: 4
- Romania: 2
- Chile: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 288 · 160% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 31001 (9.1km)
283 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pamplona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Encino de las Tres Patas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.8 km
- 02Encinas de Cábrega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4 km
- 03Barranco de Lasia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 4.7 km
- 04Quejigos de Learza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.1 km
- 05Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.4 km
- 07Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.7 km
- 08Pinares de Lerin (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 34.8 km
- 09Putxerri (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.6 km
- 10Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 37.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mendaza
€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 Mendaza you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
115
Self-employed (approx.)
19
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2012
€443,200
Expenses
€0
Balance
€443,200
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AELB
Javier Senosiain Paternain (AELB)
2023–2027 · Agrupacion Electoral la Berrueza
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 71.7 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 41.4 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 194.1 km · 122 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 151.7 km · 106 min
Nearest city
Pamplona · 70.8 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · AGONCILLO · 32 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses de Estella · 23.8 km · 20 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
182
641 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
59
208 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2402 sunshine hours
Mendaza averages about 2402 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~23%
About 23% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Mendaza
Mendaza is a municipality in Navarra (Comunidad Foral de Navarra) with about 3,847 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 847 €/m². Compare Mendaza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 31166 · CP 31166 · lat 42.65424061437636, lon -2.2477738680673203 · 147 m · Income: €40,604