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Biescas, Huesca property and area FAQs
Biescas is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The name seems to provide from the term bizka, which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language. The town of Biescas is located at 875 meters altitude on the banks of the Gállego river. The municipality extends along a small plain and includes the canyon to access to the Tena Valley. At 72 km north of the main city Huesca, Biescas is a communication hub between the regions of Jacetania and Sobrarbe. The town is strategically located to crossing the Gállego river, as a link between the valleys of Tena and Ara.
Place and geography
How is Biescas described in the local record?
Biescas is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The name seems to provide from the term bizka, which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.
What does the official settlement record show for Biescas?
Biescas’ current IGN settlement record contains 13 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Biescas, at a recorded elevation of approximately 857 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Escuer (35 residents in the cited settlement record), Oliván (33 residents in the cited settlement record), Yosa de Sobremonte (31 residents in the cited settlement record), Orós Alto (26 residents in the cited settlement record), and Orós Bajo (22 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What additional local context is recorded for Biescas?
The town of Biescas is located at 875 meters altitude on the banks of the Gállego river. The municipality extends along a small plain and includes the canyon to access to the Tena Valley. At 72 km north of the main city Huesca, Biescas is a communication hub between the regions of Jacetania and Sobrarbe. The town is strategically located to crossing the Gállego river, as a link between the valleys of Tena and Ara.
What is the recorded municipal area for Biescas?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 189.1 square kilometres for Biescas municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Biescas?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 42.6283, -0.3211. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
What is the official INE code used for Biescas?
The official municipality context used for Biescas has INE code 22059. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
Does Biescas 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.
How does NLS avoid mixing Biescas with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 22059 and keeps the province label Huesca. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Biescas?
The latest imported INE population for Biescas municipality is 1,600, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Biescas?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Biescas municipality, recorded population changed by 9.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Biescas?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Biescas municipality is €17,316 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Biescas?
INE records an average age of 46.0 years for Biescas municipality, for period 2023.
What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Biescas?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Biescas municipality is 1,519 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Which published period has the largest population value for Biescas?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Biescas municipality, the highest population value is 1,600 residents in 2023.
What is the average household size in Biescas?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.10 people per household for Biescas municipality, for period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Biescas?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Biescas municipality records €2,160 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Biescas market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 9.1% for Aragón in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Biescas begin?
The displayed series for Aragón begins at 7.6% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Biescas?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Aragón, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 9.1% in 2026Q2.
What is the earliest displayed Biescas registered sale-price benchmark observation?
The displayed series for Huesca province begins at €1,542 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the recorded average completed sale price in Biescas?
The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €222,281 for Biescas municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.
How much transaction history is shown for Biescas?
The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Biescas municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Biescas?
Dirección General del Catastro records 1,484 buildings for Biescas municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Biescas?
The current Catastro building extract records 3,308 dwellings for Biescas municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Biescas?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,960 for Biescas municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Biescas?
The current official administrative extract contains 559 energy certificates for Biescas municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Biescas is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Biescas municipality, 7.2% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
What share of cadastral buildings in Biescas is labelled Before 1950?
The Before 1950 band contains 470 recorded buildings for Biescas municipality, representing 32.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Biescas?
The 2010 onward band contains 66 recorded buildings for Biescas municipality, representing 4.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Biescas on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Biescas. 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.