Comillas, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Comillas is a small township and municipality in the northern reaches of Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. The Marquessate of Comillas, a fiefdom of Spanish nobility, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town. The Comillas Pontifical University was housed here before it moved to Madrid, and the old university buildings are among the finest examples of architecture in the town. Besides this, there are many notable medieval and baroque buildings.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 7 official population nuclei for Comillas. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Comillas, at a recorded elevation of approximately 20 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Trasvía (140 residents in the cited settlement record), Rubarcena (43 residents in the cited settlement record), La Rabia (19 residents in the cited settlement record), and Rioturbio (13 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.

From the second half of the 19th century, the Spanish royal family started spending their summers in Comillas, and so did a large part of the Spanish nobility, whose many descendants still frequent the town every summer. As a result, Comillas left an imprint of architectural relics such as palaces and monuments designed by renowned Catalan artists in particular, i.e. Gaudí or Doménech i Montaner. From the second half of the 20th century however, southern Spain and the islands became more popular due to an increasing inclination towards sunnier destinations, and so places like Marbella, Sotogrande or Mallorca became attractive prospects for the rich and famous. Although the town has seen an upsurge in the last years, it still maintains its character as "the haven for the decadent and discreet aristocracy".

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 18.6 square kilometres for Comillas municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 7 official population nuclei for Comillas municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 23 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The audited municipality record contains 1 additional named-place records for Comillas municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The stated official-data scope is Comillas municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The latest imported INE population for Comillas municipality is 2,107, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Comillas municipality, recorded population changed by -4.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Comillas municipality is €14,226 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 49.6 years for Comillas municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Comillas municipality changed by -4.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the same displayed series for Comillas municipality, the lowest population value is 2,107 residents in 2023.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 6.5% for Comillas municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Comillas municipality records €2,536 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.4% for Cantabria in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Cantabria begins at 3.6% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cantabria, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.4% in 2026Q2.

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

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Cantabria is 3.7%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 55.9% of transactions for Comillas municipality.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,282 buildings for Comillas municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 3,495 dwellings for Comillas municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,951 for Comillas municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 656 energy certificates for Comillas municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1950–1969 band contains 113 recorded buildings for Comillas municipality, representing 8.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 281 recorded buildings for Comillas municipality, representing 22.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 3,495 dwellings across 1,282 buildings for Comillas municipality, or approximately 2.73 dwellings per recorded building.

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