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Alfaro, La Rioja property and area FAQs

Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.' During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.

Place and geography

What does the local overview record about Alfaro?

Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'

What does the official settlement record show for Alfaro?

Alfaro’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Alfaro, at a recorded elevation of approximately 298 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What else is documented about Alfaro?

During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.

What is the recorded municipal area for Alfaro?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 194.2 square kilometres for Alfaro municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What is the approximate municipal population density for Alfaro?

Dividing the INE population of 9,787 by the recorded municipal area of 194.2 km² gives approximately 50.4 residents per km² for Alfaro municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How does NLS avoid mixing Alfaro with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 26011 and keeps the province label La Rioja. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

How many additional named-place records are associated with Alfaro?

The audited municipality record contains 26 additional named-place records for Alfaro municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What geographic level does the Alfaro page cover?

Alfaro is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

Does Alfaro have a linked official website?

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

What elevation is recorded for Alfaro?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 310 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Alfaro?

The latest imported INE population for Alfaro municipality is 9,787, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Alfaro?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Alfaro municipality, recorded population changed by 2.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Alfaro?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Alfaro municipality is €14,076 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Alfaro?

INE records an average age of 44.6 years for Alfaro municipality, for period 2023.

How extensive is the current population series used for Alfaro?

The page uses 9 published observations for Alfaro municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

What is the average household size in Alfaro?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.50 people per household for Alfaro municipality, for period 2023.

What is the lowest displayed population point relevant to Alfaro?

Within the same displayed series for Alfaro municipality, the lowest population value is 9,443 residents in 2017.

What share of residents in Alfaro is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 13.6% for Alfaro municipality, in period 2023.

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Alfaro?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Alfaro municipality changed by 2.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What share of residents in Alfaro is aged 65 or over?

INE records 22.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Alfaro municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Alfaro?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Alfaro municipality records €668 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What is the recorded average completed sale price in Alfaro?

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €86,322 for Alfaro municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Alfaro?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 129 m² for Alfaro municipality.

How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Alfaro?

The published price measures use 115 price-informed sales from 130 total recorded transactions for Alfaro municipality.

What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Alfaro?

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 100.0% of transactions for Alfaro municipality.

Which published period has the smallest quarterly transaction count value for Alfaro?

Within the same displayed series for Alfaro municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 20 transactions in 2023Q3.

How extensive is the current registered sale-price benchmark series used for Alfaro?

The page uses 8 published observations for La Rioja province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

How different is the latest regional house-price index point from the first one shown for Alfaro?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Rioja, La changed by 27.5%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

When was the completed-sale snapshot for Alfaro fetched?

The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.

How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Alfaro?

The displayed Registradores series for La Rioja changed by 8.8% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Alfaro.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Alfaro?

Dirección General del Catastro records 3,954 buildings for Alfaro municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Alfaro?

The current Catastro building extract records 5,519 dwellings for Alfaro municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Alfaro?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,968 for Alfaro municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

Which building-age band is largest in Alfaro?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1970–1989, with 1,303 buildings, or 33.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Alfaro building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?

The 2010 onward band contains 145 recorded buildings for Alfaro municipality, representing 3.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Alfaro building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,303 recorded buildings for Alfaro municipality, representing 33.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Alfaro building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,024 recorded buildings for Alfaro municipality, representing 26.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Alfaro is labelled Before 1950?

The Before 1950 band contains 877 recorded buildings for Alfaro municipality, representing 22.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Alfaro?

The Catastro extract records 5,519 dwellings across 3,954 buildings for Alfaro municipality, or approximately 1.40 dwellings per recorded building.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Alfaro on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Alfaro. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.