Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48023
Artea
Artea: living in Bizkaia
Artea offers 2043 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and an airport about 39 minutes away — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
743
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4583 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,146 €/m²; cost of living at 98% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~36 min; airport ~39 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,043 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.7°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 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 45.9; foreign residents 4.1%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 8.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Artea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.9
<16
16%
16–64
60.9%
65+
23.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 706 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 30 (4.1%)
- Morocco: 8
- Romania: 3
- Portugal: 2
- Senegal: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Oceania & stateless: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48001 (14.5km)
240 approx. sunny days · 16 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.1 km
- 02Itxina (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.1 km
- 03Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 04Tejo de Aginalde (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.1 km
- 05Tejo de Aginarte (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.8 km
Day trip
- 06Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.7 km
- 07Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 38 km
- 08Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 40.9 km
- 09Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.9 km
- 10Valderejo (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 · Artea
€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 Artea you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.4%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
322
Self-employed (approx.)
54
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,430,179
Expenses
€0
Balance
€1,430,179
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EAJ-
Alberto Intxaurraga Goti (EAJ-PNV)
2023–2027 · Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea- Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 33.9 km · 39 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 29.1 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 283.9 km · 183 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 93.6 km · 80 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 29.1 km · 36 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LLODIO · 17.7 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Amorebieta-Etxano · 15.9 km · 14 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
427
575 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
117
157 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
36
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
19
44 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2043 sunshine hours
Artea averages about 2043 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.6%) makes Artea a practical base for remote work.
About Artea
Artea is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 817 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3417 €/m². Compare Artea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48023 · CP 48023 · lat 43.12588884729931, lon -2.800572975115714 · 717 m · Income: €53,748