Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20015
Ataun
Ataun: living in Gipuzkoa
Ataun offers 2058 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,714
Avg. summer temp
18.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5922 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,058 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 68% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.3% of padrón; international residents 5.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +11.6% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 5.7%; 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,615; Natura 2000 covers about 74.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Ataun in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
18.9%
16–64
58.6%
65+
22.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,596 (94.3%)
Foreign residents: 97 (5.7%)
- Morocco: 34
- Romania: 20
- Peru: 4
- Portugal: 2
- Argentina: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- France: 1
- Italy: 1
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 20001 (8.6km)
242 approx. sunny days · 22 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
68.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.4 km
- 03Roble de Etxarri Aranatz (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.5 km
- 04Putxerri (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.1 km
- 05Sierras de Urbasa y Andía (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.3 km
Day trip
- 06Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.6 km
- 07Robledales de Ultzama y Basaburua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.9 km
- 08Aiako Harria (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.6 km
- 09Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.7 km
- 10Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ataun
€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 Ataun you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
716
Self-employed (approx.)
120
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,298,166
Expenses
€2,298,166
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Martin Aramendi Arana (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 63.9 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Donostia/San Sebastián) · 54.4 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 231 km · 159 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 52.6 km · 55 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 54.4 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BEASAIN · 11.8 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Beasain · 11.8 km · 10 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
811
473 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
251
146 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
60
35 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2058 sunshine hours
Ataun averages about 2058 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~75%
About 75% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1615
Historical record places Ataun around 1615 — older settlement heritage.
About Ataun
Ataun is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,418 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1218 €/m². Compare Ataun with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20015 · CP 20015 · lat 42.97365388106549, lon -2.1620825807008286 · 618 m · Income: €49,852