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Getaria, Gipuzkoa property and area FAQs

Getaria is a town on the Urola coast, in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. It borders Zarautz to the east and Zumaia to the west. Getaria is well known for being the hometown of Juan Sebastián Elcano: a sailor famous for being the first to circumnavigate the world. He was the captain of the Nao Victoria, the only ship in Magellan's ill-fated fleet to complete the voyage.

Place and geography

What is Getaria like?

Getaria is a town on the Urola coast, in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. It borders Zarautz to the east and Zumaia to the west.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Getaria?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Getaria. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Getaria, at a recorded elevation of approximately 71 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 Getaria?

Getaria is well known for being the hometown of Juan Sebastián Elcano: a sailor famous for being the first to circumnavigate the world. He was the captain of the Nao Victoria, the only ship in Magellan's ill-fated fleet to complete the voyage.

What is the recorded municipal area for Getaria?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 10.6 square kilometres for Getaria municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What does the sourced record show about named places within Getaria?

The audited municipality record contains 82 additional named-place records for Getaria municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

How does NLS avoid mixing Getaria with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 20039 and keeps the province label Gipuzkoa. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Is Getaria an official municipality or a property-search area?

Getaria 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.

What is the official INE code used for Getaria?

The official municipality context used for Getaria has INE code 20039. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Which province is Getaria in?

Getaria is shown within Gipuzkoa province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Does Getaria 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.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Getaria?

The latest imported INE population for Getaria municipality is 2,914, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Getaria?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Getaria municipality, recorded population changed by 3.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Getaria?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Getaria municipality is €20,176 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Getaria?

INE records an average age of 43.1 years for Getaria municipality, for period 2023.

What period does the population figure for Getaria cover?

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Getaria?

Within the same displayed series for Getaria municipality, the lowest population value is 2,783 residents in 2019.

What is the average household size in Getaria?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.40 people per household for Getaria municipality, for period 2023.

How has the published population series moved across the displayed span for Getaria?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Getaria municipality changed by 3.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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

INE records 19.3% of residents aged 65 or over for Getaria municipality, in period 2023.

Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Getaria?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Getaria municipality is 2,827 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Getaria municipality records €4,471 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Getaria market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.7% for País Vasco in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

What is the earliest displayed Getaria regional foreign-buyer share observation?

The displayed series for País Vasco begins at 3.8% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Getaria?

Within the 8 displayed observations for País Vasco, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.7% in 2026Q2.

What change separates the first and latest displayed regional foreign-buyer share values for Getaria?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for País Vasco changed by 22.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

How many transactions are in the Notariado snapshot for Getaria?

The current snapshot contains 17 recorded transactions for Getaria municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

What is the recorded average completed sale price in Getaria?

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €350,717 for Getaria municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

What regional house-price index is shown for Getaria?

INE reports a house-price index of 109.3 for País Vasco in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Getaria?

Colegio de Registradores reports €3,970 per square metre for Gipuzkoa province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Getaria on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Getaria. 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.