Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20069
Donostia
Donostia: living in Gipuzkoa
Donostia offers 2100 sunshine hours a year, a coastal setting and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
189,866
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2097 / 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 · 0.5/10
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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~1 min; airport ~68 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,100 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.3% of padrón; international residents 7.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.1% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 7.7%; 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,180; Natura 2000 covers about 4.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Donostia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
12.6%
16–64
62.3%
65+
25%
International community
Spanish nationals: 173,027 (92.3%)
Foreign residents: 14,388 (7.7%)
- Morocco: 984
- Colombia: 720
- Italy: 701
- Romania: 539
- Ukraine: 524
- China: 507
- France: 415
- United Kingdom: 356
English speakers ≈ 356
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,628
Flats €/m²
2418 €
Houses €/m²
2838 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 90 · 182% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 20002 (10.7km)
247 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Roble de Igara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.2 km
- 02Encina de Donostia-San Sebastian (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.5 km
- 03Ginkgo de Hernani (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.6 km
- 04Aiako Harria (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.2 km
- 05Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.7 km
Day trip
- 06Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.2 km
- 07Labiaga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.9 km
- 08Encinares de Betelu (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 29.9 km
- 09Señorío de Bertiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.8 km
- 10Embalses de Leurza (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Recreativa · 32.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Donostia
€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 Donostia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
6,439
Affiliated workers (approx.)
84,201
Self-employed (approx.)
14,194
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€455,302,611
Expenses
€455,302,611
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EAJ-
Eneko Goia Laso (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 Pamplona (PNA) · 86.9 km · 68 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Donostia/San Sebastián) · 0 km · 1 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 254.1 km · 159 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 3.6 km · 11 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 0 km · 1 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN SEBASTIÁN-DONOSTIA · 4.7 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Donostiako Autobus Geltokia · 4.1 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
78,141
412 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
11,483
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
26,647
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
226
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
241
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
San Sebastián or Donostia, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián , is a…
San Sebastián or Donostia, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián , is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain.
It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km from the France–Spain border
It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km from the France–Spain border.
The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, it has a population of 188,487 as of 2024, with its…
The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, it has a population of 188,487 as of 2024, with its metropolitan area being 436,500 in 2010.
About Donostia
Donostia is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,577 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1377 €/m². Compare Donostia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20069 · CP 20069 · lat 43.295355570675895, lon -1.9880372181138783 · 777 m · Income: €52,067