Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20065
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas: living in Gipuzkoa
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas offers 2096 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,857
Avg. summer temp
20°C
Best place to buy a house
#4604 / 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~50 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,096 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.4% of padrón; international residents 10.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −1.7% over the series; mean age 45.7; foreign residents 10.6%; 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 · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,256; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.7
<16
15.4%
16–64
60.4%
65+
24.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,472 (89.4%)
Foreign residents: 411 (10.6%)
- Morocco: 220
- Pakistan: 27
- Romania: 17
- Portugal: 12
- Dominican Republic: 12
- Brazil: 9
- Ecuador: 9
- Bolivia: 6
English speakers ≈ 1
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 20003 (17.4km)
247 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Magnolio de Bergara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.7 km
- 02Secuoya del Parque de Monterron (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.9 km
- 03Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 14.1 km
- 04Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.3 km
- 05Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.3 km
Day trip
- 06Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 07Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 08Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.5 km
- 09Putxerri (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.7 km
- 10Sierras de Urbasa y Andía (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
€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 Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.8%
SEPE unemployed
229
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,643
Self-employed (approx.)
280
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€9,612,708
Expenses
€9,612,708
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Unai Larreategui Azurmendi (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 55.3 km · 50 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 53.9 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 291.7 km · 183 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 59.8 km · 55 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 61.6 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZUMARRAGA · 23.4 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Eibar · 10.1 km · 19 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
1,902
493 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
296
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
157
41 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2096 sunshine hours
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas averages about 2096 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas.
About Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,573 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1373 €/m². Compare Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20065 · CP 20065 · lat 43.17761664477922, lon -2.411417280747291 · 773 m · Income: €39,222