Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48072
Otxandio
Otxandio: living in Bizkaia
Otxandio offers 2043 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,322
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4154 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~29 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.4% of padrón; international residents 8.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment +12.8% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 8.6%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,101; Natura 2000 covers about 6.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Otxandio in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
17.8%
16–64
60.1%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,201 (91.4%)
Foreign residents: 113 (8.6%)
- Venezuela: 22
- Morocco: 14
- Brazil: 13
- Portugal: 12
- Algeria: 12
- Oceania & stateless: 6
- Pakistan: 5
- Senegal: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 265% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48001 (9.7km)
240 approx. sunny days · 19 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.2 km
- 02Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.5 km
- 03Tejo de Aginarte (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.7 km
- 04Tejo de Aginalde (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.9 km
- 05Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.7 km
Day trip
- 06Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32 km
- 07Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.7 km
- 08Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
- 09Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36.8 km
- 10Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 37.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Otxandio
€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 Otxandio you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
53
Affiliated workers (approx.)
564
Self-employed (approx.)
95
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,178,666
Expenses
€0
Balance
€3,178,666
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Egoitz Garmendia Vera (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 26.6 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Vitoria-Gasteiz) · 28.3 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 266.1 km · 162 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 89 km · 80 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 48.7 km · 54 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VITORIA-GASTEIZ · 26 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Durango · 19.2 km · 29 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
650
492 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
121
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
55
42 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2043 sunshine hours
Otxandio averages about 2043 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.5%) makes Otxandio a practical base for remote work.
Airport in 48 min
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) is about 48 minutes / 26.6 km by car — useful for travel and visitors.
About Otxandio
Otxandio is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 971 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 771 €/m². Compare Otxandio with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48072 · CP 48072 · lat 43.04198314077426, lon -2.6549393741719904 · 871 m · Income: €42,057