Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20045
Irun
Irun: living in Gipuzkoa
Irun offers 2100 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
63,835
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2214 / 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~35 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~10 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.7% of padrón; international residents 10.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −3.8% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 10.3%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,776; Natura 2000 covers about 31.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Irun in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
13.9%
16–64
63.5%
65+
22.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 55,983 (89.7%)
Foreign residents: 6,418 (10.3%)
- Romania: 896
- Morocco: 764
- Portugal: 562
- Colombia: 343
- Ukraine: 305
- Brazil: 274
- France: 219
- China: 214
English speakers ≈ 24
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,628
Flats €/m²
2418 €
Houses €/m²
2838 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 90 · 191% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 20002 (25.0km)
247 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Aiako Harria (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.8 km
- 02Sequoya del Embalse de Domiko (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.9 km
- 03Acebo de Bera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.5 km
- 04Peral de Bera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13 km
- 05Labiaga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 13.4 km
Day trip
- 06Embalses de Leurza (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Recreativa · 27 km
- 07Inurritza (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.1 km
- 08Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.5 km
- 09Irubetakaskoa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.6 km
- 10Itxusi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Irun
€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 Irun you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
3,175
Affiliated workers (approx.)
28,709
Self-employed (approx.)
4,864
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€98,026,640
Expenses
€98,026,640
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSE-
Jose Antonio Santano Clavero (PSE-EE (PSOE))
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista de Euskadi-Euskadiko Ezkerra (psoe)
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 105.5 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Donostia/San Sebastián) · 25.8 km · 35 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 272.6 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 21.7 km · 32 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 25.8 km · 35 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · IRUN · 4.3 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
Coach · ETS-RFV · Irun Colón · 3.6 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
29,482
462 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,809
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
7,223
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
38
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1,201
41 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2100 sunshine hours
Irun averages about 2100 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.6%) makes Irun a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 21.7 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de la Concha (Donostia), about 21.7 km by road.
About Irun
Irun is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,511 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1311 €/m². Compare Irun with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20045 · CP 20045 · lat 43.31877412766557, lon -1.7844843152030934 · 711 m · Income: €41,388