Markina-Xemein, Bizkaia property and area FAQs

Markina-Xemein is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The origin of the town's name lies in its geographic location between Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. Coming from the Spanish word marca meaning "mark", Markina-Xemein is where Gipuzkoanos often battled Bizkainos.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Markina-Xemein. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Markina-Xemein, at a recorded elevation of approximately 84 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The local economy is mostly based on the primary and secondary sectors, with particular relevance for agriculture and cattle herding, timber research and metal industry. The metal industry has in fact played an important role in the past, through the development of important weapons in the defense industry. Extraction of black marble, known as Nero Marquina (Marmol negro), also plays an important role in the local economy.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 45.2 square kilometres for Markina-Xemein municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Dividing the INE population of 5,046 by the recorded municipal area of 45.2 km² gives approximately 111.6 residents per km² for Markina-Xemein municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

Markina-Xemein is in Bizkaia province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.2689, -2.4964. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Markina-Xemein is an official municipality in Bizkaia 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.

The audited municipality record contains 209 additional named-place records for Markina-Xemein municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Markina-Xemein municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 48060 and keeps the province label Bizkaia. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The latest imported INE population for Markina-Xemein municipality is 5,046, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Markina-Xemein municipality, recorded population changed by 2.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Markina-Xemein municipality is €18,021 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 44.1 years for Markina-Xemein municipality, for period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Markina-Xemein municipality, the highest population value is 5,046 residents in 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Markina-Xemein municipality changed by 2.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Markina-Xemein municipality is 4,971 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The displayed series for Markina-Xemein municipality begins at 4,905 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

INE records 22.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Markina-Xemein municipality, in period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Markina-Xemein municipality, the lowest population value is 4,876 residents in 2017.

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 13.2% for Markina-Xemein municipality, in period 2023.

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Markina-Xemein municipality records €2,328 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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.

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

Within the same displayed series for País Vasco, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 3.5% in 2026Q1.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Markina-Xemein municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 13 transactions in 2024Q4.

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

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Bizkaia province changed by 18.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The latest Registradores average is €280,500 in 2026Q2 for Bizkaia. It remains labelled as province evidence.

Within the same displayed series for Markina-Xemein municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 5 transactions in 2025Q3.

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

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

The displayed series for Markina-Xemein municipality begins at 11 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

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