Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20013
Aretxabaleta
Aretxabaleta: living in Gipuzkoa
Aretxabaleta offers 2043 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,178
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4434 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,628 €/m²; cost of living at 119% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~15 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 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 94.1% of padrón; international residents 5.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +2.6% over the series; mean age 44.9; foreign residents 5.9%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,630; Natura 2000 covers about 30.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Aretxabaleta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.9
<16
16.1%
16–64
61.6%
65+
22.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,707 (94.1%)
Foreign residents: 421 (5.9%)
- Morocco: 68
- Portugal: 67
- Algeria: 34
- Pakistan: 34
- Colombia: 33
- Venezuela: 23
- Brazil: 15
- Peru: 12
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,628
Flats €/m²
2418 €
Houses €/m²
2838 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 90 · 206% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48001 (16.3km)
240 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.2 km
- 02Secuoya del Parque de Monterron (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.3 km
- 03Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.9 km
- 04Magnolio de Bergara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.4 km
- 05Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.8 km
Day trip
- 06Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 26.6 km
- 07Sierras de Urbasa y Andía (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.7 km
- 08Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
- 09Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.9 km
- 10Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Aretxabaleta
€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 Aretxabaleta you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
197
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,154
Self-employed (approx.)
531
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€14,952,921
Expenses
€14,952,921
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Garikoitz Iturbe Etxebarria (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) · 34.3 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Vitoria-Gasteiz) · 37.2 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 275.2 km · 167 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 76.9 km · 64 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 78.7 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZUMARRAGA · 25.7 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Arrasate/Mondragon · 10.8 km · 15 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
3,434
478 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
505
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
363
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2043 sunshine hours
Aretxabaleta averages about 2043 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Aretxabaleta
Aretxabaleta is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,416 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1216 €/m². Compare Aretxabaleta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20013 · CP 20013 · lat 43.01894748084869, lon -2.485627593984883 · 616 m · Income: €47,636