Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48085
Sopela
Sopela: living in Bizkaia
Sopela offers 2086 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
15,048
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2081 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~16 min; airport ~31 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,086 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.9/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.0% over the series; mean age 42.3; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,841; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Sopela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.3
<16
17.7%
16–64
66.1%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 13,312 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 566 (4.1%)
- Bolivia: 59
- Colombia: 48
- Brazil: 47
- Italy: 36
- Romania: 35
- China: 31
- Morocco: 29
- France: 23
English speakers ≈ 23
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 254% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48002 (11.7km)
245 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.7 km
- 02Gaztelugatxe (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.3 km
- 03Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 17.3 km
- 04Hibrido de roble pedunculado y marojo de Arcentales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.9 km
- 05Encina de Muxika (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 06Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.5 km
- 07Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.3 km
- 08Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.2 km
- 09Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 50.8 km
- 10Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sopela
€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 Sopela you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
580
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,075
Self-employed (approx.)
1,194
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€18,253,332
Expenses
€0
Balance
€18,253,332
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Guruzne Carrasson Torrontegui (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 16.1 km · 31 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 19.1 km · 16 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 309.1 km · 265 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 89.1 km · 76 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 23.2 km · 32 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZORROTZA ZORROZGOITI · 17.1 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Portugalete · 10.4 km · 23 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
7,564
503 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
758
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,123
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
19
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Sopela, formerly known as Sopelana, is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay,…
Sopela, formerly known as Sopelana, is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
The town is roughly 820 hectares in size, located in the comarca Mungialdea on the north east side…
The town is roughly 820 hectares in size, located in the comarca Mungialdea on the north east side of Bilbao and due east of the Nervión river estuary.
In the municipality, other former towns like Larrabasterra were annexed to make Sopela larger
In the municipality, other former towns like Larrabasterra were annexed to make Sopela larger.
About Sopela
Sopela is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 1,005 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 805 €/m². Compare Sopela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48085 · CP 48085 · lat 43.37769468408929, lon -2.9790345901145763 · 905 m · Income: €52,198