Gijón, Asturias property and area FAQs

Gijón or Xixón (Asturian: [ʃiˈʃoŋ]) is a city and municipality in northwestern Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 48 official population nuclei for Gijón. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Gijón/Xixón, at a recorded elevation of approximately 7 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Vega de Baxo (1,474 residents in the cited settlement record), La Camocha (1,238 residents in the cited settlement record), Castiello Bernueces (1,093 residents in the cited settlement record), Cimavilla (845 residents in the cited settlement record), and Veriña de Riba (650 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.

It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, and 26 km (16 mi) from Avilés.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 184.0 square kilometres for Gijón municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The audited municipality record contains 81 additional named-place records for Gijón municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.5293, -5.6773. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The official municipality context used for Gijón has INE code 33024. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 10 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

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

Gijón is an official municipality in Asturias province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

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

Gijón 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.

Gijón is in Asturias province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Dividing the INE population of 267,493 by the recorded municipal area of 184.0 km² gives approximately 1,454.2 residents per km² for Gijón municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 33024 and keeps the province label Asturias. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 48 official population nuclei for Gijón municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The latest imported INE population for Gijón municipality is 267,493, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Gijón municipality, recorded population changed by -1.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Gijón municipality is €16,141 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 48.7 years for Gijón municipality, for period 2023.

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 6.9% for Gijón municipality, in period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Gijón municipality, the highest population value is 270,308 residents in 2015.

The displayed series for Gijón municipality begins at 270,308 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for Gijón municipality, for period 2023.

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

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Gijón municipality changed by -1.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the same displayed series for Gijón municipality, the lowest population value is 265,099 residents in 2021.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Gijón municipality is 268,157 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

INE records 27.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Gijón municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Gijón municipality records €2,087 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €2,342 per square metre for Gijón municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

The displayed series for Gijón municipality begins at €1,648 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Gijón municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €2,342 per m² in 2026Q1.

From 2023Q2 to 2026Q1, the displayed appraised housing value value for Gijón municipality changed by 42.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Within the same displayed series for Gijón municipality, the lowest appraised housing value value is €1,646 per m² in 2023Q4.

The displayed series for Asturias, Principado de begins at 89.3 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the same displayed series for Asturias, Principado de, the lowest regional house-price index value is 89.3 index points in 2024Q3.

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Gijón municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

Within the same displayed series for Asturias province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,335 per m² in 2024Q3.

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 95 m² for Gijón municipality.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 947 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Gijón municipality.

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Asturias, Principado de changed by 15.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Asturias province is €1,462 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 90.9% of transactions for Gijón municipality.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Gijón municipality changed by 26.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The page uses 12 published observations for Gijón municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

Dirección General del Catastro records 23,011 buildings for Gijón municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 147,795 dwellings for Gijón 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 1,968 for Gijón municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 21,343 energy certificates for Gijón municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Among the imported certificates for Gijón municipality, 4.8% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1990–2009 band contains 6,261 recorded buildings for Gijón municipality, representing 27.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 6,261 buildings, or 27.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 1,165 recorded buildings for Gijón municipality, representing 5.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 4,137 recorded buildings for Gijón municipality, representing 18.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 5,882 recorded buildings for Gijón municipality, representing 25.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Catastro extract records 147,795 dwellings across 23,011 buildings for Gijón municipality, or approximately 6.42 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1950–1969 band contains 5,523 recorded buildings for Gijón municipality, representing 24.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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