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Maó-Mahón, Illes Balears property and area FAQs

Mahón , historically known as Port Mahon in English, officially and in Catalan Maó , is the capital and second largest city of the island of Menorca, Spain. The city is on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Mahón has one of the longest natural harbours in the world: 5 kilometres (3 miles) long and up to 900 metres (3,000 feet) wide. The water is deep but remains mostly clear due to the port's enclosed nature.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Maó-Mahón?

Mahón , historically known as Port Mahon in English, officially and in Catalan Maó , is the capital and second largest city of the island of Menorca, Spain. The city is on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Maó-Mahón?

Maó-Mahón’s 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 Maó, at a recorded elevation of approximately 47 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Sant Climent (547 residents in the cited settlement record), Binixíquer (483 residents in the cited settlement record), Cala Llonga (413 residents in the cited settlement record), es Grau (180 residents in the cited settlement record), and Llucmaçanes (179 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 else is documented about Maó-Mahón?

Mahón has one of the longest natural harbours in the world: 5 kilometres (3 miles) long and up to 900 metres (3,000 feet) wide. The water is deep but remains mostly clear due to the port's enclosed nature.

What is the recorded municipal area for Maó-Mahón?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 117.2 square kilometres for Maó-Mahón municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What geographic level does the Maó-Mahón page cover?

Maó-Mahón 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.

Where is Maó-Mahón?

Maó-Mahón is an official municipality in Illes Balears province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

How many other named localities are recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The audited municipality record contains 180 additional named-place records for Maó-Mahón municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Does Maó-Mahón 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 geographic scope do the facts for Maó-Mahón use?

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

What reference coordinate is recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 39.8894, 4.2642. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Maó-Mahón figures imply?

Dividing the INE population of 30,126 by the recorded municipal area of 117.2 km² gives approximately 257.0 residents per km² for Maó-Mahón municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 13 official population nuclei for Maó-Mahón municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Which province is Maó-Mahón in?

Maó-Mahón is in Illes Balears province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Maó-Mahón?

The latest imported INE population for Maó-Mahón municipality is 30,126, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Maó-Mahón?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Maó-Mahón municipality, recorded population changed by 8.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Maó-Mahón municipality is €16,314 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Maó-Mahón?

INE records an average age of 42.8 years for Maó-Mahón municipality, for period 2023.

How many published population observations are shown for Maó-Mahón?

The page uses 9 published observations for Maó-Mahón municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 14.7% for Maó-Mahón municipality, in period 2023.

Where does the published population series for Maó-Mahón begin?

The displayed series for Maó-Mahón municipality begins at 27,741 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Maó-Mahón?

Within the same displayed series for Maó-Mahón municipality, the lowest population value is 27,741 residents in 2015.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Maó-Mahón?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Maó-Mahón municipality is 28,863 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What period does the population figure for Maó-Mahón 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.

How has the published population series moved across the displayed span for Maó-Mahón?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Maó-Mahón municipality changed by 8.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

When does the current population series for Maó-Mahón reach its maximum?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Maó-Mahón municipality, the highest population value is 30,126 residents in 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Maó-Mahón?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Maó-Mahón municipality records €2,953 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What is the recorded average completed sale price in Maó-Mahón?

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €396,714 for Maó-Mahón municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Maó-Mahón?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 134 m² for Maó-Mahón municipality.

How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Maó-Mahón?

The published price measures use 306 price-informed sales from 354 total recorded transactions for Maó-Mahón municipality.

How much transaction history is shown for Maó-Mahón?

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

When was the completed-sale snapshot for Maó-Mahón 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.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed registered sale-price benchmark points for Maó-Mahón?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Illes Balears province is €3,839 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

How extensive is the current regional house-price index series used for Maó-Mahón?

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

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Maó-Mahón?

Colegio de Registradores reports €4,166 per square metre for Illes Balears in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

What is the highest displayed registered sale-price benchmark point relevant to Maó-Mahón?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Illes Balears province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €4,166 per m² in 2026Q2.

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Maó-Mahón market?

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Balears, Illes changed by 13.7% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

How has the published quarterly transaction count series moved across the displayed span for Maó-Mahón?

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Maó-Mahón municipality changed by -8.8%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Maó-Mahón?

Dirección General del Catastro records 7,826 buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The current Catastro building extract records 14,273 dwellings for Maó-Mahón municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Maó-Mahón?

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

How many energy certificates are recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The current official administrative extract contains 5,073 energy certificates for Maó-Mahón municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Which building-age band is largest in Maó-Mahón?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 2,858 buildings, or 36.7% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Maó-Mahón?

The 2010 onward band contains 277 recorded buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, representing 3.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Maó-Mahón?

The Catastro extract records 14,273 dwellings across 7,826 buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, or approximately 1.82 dwellings per recorded building.

How much of the recorded Maó-Mahón building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,958 recorded buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, representing 25.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Maó-Mahón building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?

The Before 1950 band contains 2,858 recorded buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, representing 36.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Maó-Mahón is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Maó-Mahón municipality, 11.2% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

How prominent is the 1950–1969 construction band in Maó-Mahón?

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,084 recorded buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, representing 13.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Maó-Mahón building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,618 recorded buildings for Maó-Mahón municipality, representing 20.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Maó-Mahón on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Maó-Mahón. 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.