Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48046
Gernika-Lumo
Gernika-Lumo: living in Bizkaia
Gernika-Lumo offers 2109 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,129
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2584 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
Images: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Wikipedia — Everything on this website is pulled from open data sources, so the site administrator cannot take full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~41 min; airport ~41 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,109 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.2°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 · 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.6% of padrón; international residents 10.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.8% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 10.4%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,366; Natura 2000 covers about 5.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Gernika-Lumo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
15.4%
16–64
60.7%
65+
23.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,241 (89.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,775 (10.4%)
- Romania: 1,027
- Brazil: 67
- Ukraine: 53
- China: 52
- Argentina: 48
- Morocco: 40
- Pakistan: 38
- Algeria: 35
English speakers ≈ 9
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 48911 (2.4km)
248 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 0 km
- 02Encina de Muxika (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.7 km
- 03Encina de Garai (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.8 km
- 04Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.8 km
- 05Gaztelugatxe (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.2 km
Day trip
- 06Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.4 km
- 07Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.6 km
- 08Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.7 km
- 09Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.1 km
- 10Inurritza (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gernika-Lumo
€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 Gernika-Lumo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
672
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,385
Self-employed (approx.)
1,248
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€21,428,177
Expenses
€0
Balance
€21,428,177
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Jose Ramon "buli" Bilbao Catalá (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) · 34.6 km · 41 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 33.2 km · 41 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 307.9 km · 202 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 77 km · 66 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 33.2 km · 41 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BILBAO-INTERMOD. ABANDO INDALECIO PRIETO · 33.8 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Amorebieta-Etxano · 14.4 km · 20 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).
| Service | Yes | Unknown | No | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarket | ||||
| Grocery | ||||
| Bakery | ||||
| Butcher | ||||
| Pharmacy | ||||
| Health centre | ||||
| Dentist | ||||
| Psychologist | ||||
| Vet | ||||
| Hospital | ||||
| Nursing home | ||||
| Kindergarten | ||||
| School | ||||
| Secondary school | ||||
| Adult education | ||||
| Post office | ||||
| Bank | ||||
| Town hall | ||||
| Police | ||||
| Petrol station | ||||
| Bar / café | ||||
| Restaurant | ||||
| Cinema | ||||
| Swimming pool | ||||
| Sports centre | ||||
| Library |
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
8,357
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,178
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,109
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
20
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
49
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Guernica , officially Gernika in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous…
Guernica , officially Gernika in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.
The town of Guernica is one part of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo , whose population was 17,033…
The town of Guernica is one part of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo , whose population was 17,033 as of 2024.
On April 26, 1937, Guernica was bombed by Nazi Germany's Condor Legion and Fascist Italy's…
On April 26, 1937, Guernica was bombed by Nazi Germany's Condor Legion and Fascist Italy's Aviazione Legionaria, in one of the first aerial bombings.
About Gernika-Lumo
Gernika-Lumo is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 882 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3482 €/m². Compare Gernika-Lumo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48046 · CP 48046 · lat 43.31243279733814, lon -2.6920331649620715 · 782 m · Income: €43,497