Araba · País Vasco · CP 01059
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz: living in Araba
Vitoria-Gasteiz offers 2287 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
260,699
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#831 / 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 · 1.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,764 €/m²; cost of living at 80% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~1 min; airport ~40 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,287 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.9°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 99% 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.1% of padrón; international residents 9.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.1% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 9.9%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,181; Natura 2000 covers about 15.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
15.2%
16–64
62.8%
65+
22%
International community
Spanish nationals: 226,761 (90.1%)
Foreign residents: 25,013 (9.9%)
- Morocco: 4,323
- Colombia: 2,183
- Nigeria: 1,863
- Algeria: 1,637
- Pakistan: 1,359
- Romania: 1,248
- Paraguay: 976
- Portugal: 836
English speakers ≈ 141
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 53 · 130% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09276 (13.8km)
269 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Vitoria-Gasteiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sequoia de Vitoria (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0.9 km
- 02Roble de Ondategi (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.1 km
- 03Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.4 km
- 04Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.6 km
- 05Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.5 km
Day trip
- 06Peñalabeja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30 km
- 07Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.7 km
- 08Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.7 km
- 09Sierras de Urbasa y Andía (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.4 km
- 10Barranco de Lasia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vitoria-Gasteiz
€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 Vitoria-Gasteiz you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
13,912
Affiliated workers (approx.)
115,791
Self-employed (approx.)
19,646
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- EH B
Rocio Vitero Perez (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 9.3 km · 40 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Vitoria-Gasteiz) · 0 km · 1 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 242 km · 146 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 102.8 km · 83 min
Nearest city
Vitoria-Gasteiz · 0 km · 1 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VITORIA-GASTEIZ · 2.2 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Vitoria-Gasteiz · 2.9 km · 11 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
114,305
438 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
16,955
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
12,876
49 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
373
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
808
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the…
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain.
It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and…
It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and the Lehendakari's official residency.
The municipality—which comprises not only the city but also the mainly agricultural lands of 63…
The municipality—which comprises not only the city but also the mainly agricultural lands of 63 villages around—is the largest in the Basque Country, with a total area of 276.96 square kilometres .
About Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a municipality in Araba (País Vasco) with about 4,295 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1295 €/m². Compare Vitoria-Gasteiz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 01059 · CP 01059 · lat 42.85031373544058, lon -2.6878723220156284 · 595 m · Income: €42,117