Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48034
Ermua
Ermua: living in Bizkaia
Ermua offers 2043 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
15,516
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4658 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,146 €/m²; cost of living at 98% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~36 min; airport ~37 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,043 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.7°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 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.4% of padrón; international residents 6.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.3/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment +0.4% over the series; mean age 47.4; foreign residents 6.6%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Ermua in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.4
<16
13%
16–64
61.1%
65+
26%
International community
Spanish nationals: 14,835 (93.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,045 (6.6%)
- Morocco: 408
- Senegal: 78
- Portugal: 73
- Romania: 51
- Colombia: 44
- Brazil: 42
- Pakistan: 35
- Algeria: 32
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 59% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48001 (11.9km)
240 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Encina de Garai (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.9 km
- 02Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 10.6 km
- 03Magnolio de Bergara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.9 km
- 04Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.1 km
- 05Secuoya del Parque de Monterron (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.6 km
Day trip
- 06Inurritza (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.9 km
- 07Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33 km
- 08Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40 km
- 09Sierras de Urbasa y Andía (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.4 km
- 10Putxerri (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ermua
€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 Ermua you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
775
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,709
Self-employed (approx.)
1,138
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€26,016,409
Expenses
€0
Balance
€26,016,409
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSE-
Juan Carlos (txitxo) Abascal Candas (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 Bilbao (BIO) · 43.8 km · 37 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 42.4 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 301 km · 181 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 61.1 km · 50 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 42.4 km · 36 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZUMARRAGA · 35.6 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Eibar · 4.3 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
6,933
447 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
869
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
666
43 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2043 sunshine hours
Ermua averages about 2043 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Ermua a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Ermua.
About Ermua
Ermua is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 849 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3449 €/m². Compare Ermua with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48034 · CP 48034 · lat 43.188683739971204, lon -2.5038530869227005 · 749 m · Income: €40,178