Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20907
Gaztelu
Gaztelu: living in Gipuzkoa
Gaztelu offers 2060 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
171
Avg. summer temp
18.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6902 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~81 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,060 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 54% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 3.3%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,995; Natura 2000 covers about 0.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Gaztelu in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
22.5%
16–64
60.1%
65+
17.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 147 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 5 (3.3%)
- Morocco: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,628
Flats €/m²
2418 €
Houses €/m²
2838 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 90 · 174% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 20004 (10.2km)
242 approx. sunny days · 18 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
53.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Haya de Altzo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4 km
- 02Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 5.1 km
- 03Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 04Encinares de Betelu (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 9.7 km
- 05Aiako Harria (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.9 km
Day trip
- 06San Juan Xar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.6 km
- 07Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.7 km
- 08Señorío de Bertiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.3 km
- 09Bosque de Orgi (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Recreativa · 31.5 km
- 10Nacedero del Urederra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gaztelu
€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 Gaztelu you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
73
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€462,000
Expenses
€462,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Eider Olazar Elduaien (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) · 76.4 km · 81 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Donostia/San Sebastián) · 31.8 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 243.5 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 34.5 km · 47 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 31.8 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TOLOSA-CENTRO · 7.8 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Lizartza · 1.9 km · 2 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
83
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
33
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2060 sunshine hours
Gaztelu averages about 2060 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 1.2 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.2 km away.
Housing ~€2628/m²
Current asking prices average about €2628 per square metre (Idealista).
About Gaztelu
Gaztelu is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,038 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1438 €/m². Compare Gaztelu with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20907 · CP 20907 · lat 43.10695217106648, lon -2.018789616278584 · 238 m · Income: €42,046