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Oñati, Gipuzkoa property and area FAQs

Oñati is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It lies about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the Bay of Biscay and is about 236 metres (774 feet) above sea level. The name is Basque and translates roughly as "place of many hills", reflecting the landscape of the area. The town is surrounded on three sides by green mountains on the southern side by the Aloña limestone formation. Oñati, in Gipuzkoa province, has the official five-digit INE municipality code 20059. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 108.2 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 43.0328, -2.4117. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What is Oñati like?

Oñati is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It lies about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the Bay of Biscay and is about 236 metres (774 feet) above sea level. The name is Basque and translates roughly as "place of many hills", reflecting the landscape of the area. The town is surrounded on three sides by green mountains on the southern side by the Aloña limestone formation.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Oñati?

Oñati’s current IGN settlement record contains 13 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Oñati, at a recorded elevation of approximately 292 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Zubillaga (225 residents in the cited settlement record), Olabarrieta (157 residents in the cited settlement record), Araotz (58 residents in the cited settlement record), Lezesarri (56 residents in the cited settlement record), and Garibai (34 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 is the recorded municipal area for Oñati?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 108.2 square kilometres for Oñati municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Oñati?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 230 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Where is Oñati?

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

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

The audited municipality record contains 286 additional named-place records for Oñati municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Which province is Oñati in?

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

How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Oñati figures imply?

Dividing the INE population of 11,316 by the recorded municipal area of 108.2 km² gives approximately 104.6 residents per km² for Oñati municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How does NLS avoid mixing Oñati with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 20059 and keeps the province label Gipuzkoa. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Oñati?

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

What is the official INE code used for Oñati?

The official municipality context used for Oñati has INE code 20059. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Does Oñati 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 Oñati use?

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

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Oñati?

The latest imported INE population for Oñati municipality is 11,316, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Oñati?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Oñati municipality, recorded population changed by 0.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Oñati?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Oñati municipality is €21,808 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Oñati?

INE records an average age of 45.1 years for Oñati municipality, for period 2023.

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Oñati?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Oñati municipality changed by 0.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Oñati?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Oñati municipality is 11,286 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the average household size in Oñati?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Oñati municipality, for period 2023.

What period does the population figure for Oñati 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.

Where does the published population series for Oñati begin?

The displayed series for Oñati municipality begins at 11,220 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

How many published population observations are shown for Oñati?

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

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 5.9% for Oñati municipality, in period 2023.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Oñati?

Within the same displayed series for Oñati municipality, the lowest population value is 11,213 residents in 2017.

What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Oñati?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Oñati municipality, the highest population value is 11,350 residents in 2022.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Oñati municipality records €1,956 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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

What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Oñati?

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.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Oñati?

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

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

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for País Vasco changed by 10.0% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

What share of recent transactions is resale housing in Oñati?

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 92.6% of transactions for Oñati municipality.

What proportion of recorded Notariado sales for Oñati carries price information?

66 of 68 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Oñati municipality, equal to 97.1%.

What does the first available registered sale-price benchmark point show for Oñati?

The displayed series for Gipuzkoa province begins at €3,496 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

How many published registered sale-price benchmark observations are shown for Oñati?

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

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed regional house-price index points for Oñati?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for País Vasco is 99.7 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the earliest displayed Oñati regional house-price index observation?

The displayed series for País Vasco begins at 91.0 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

How has the published registered sale-price benchmark series moved across the displayed span for Oñati?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Gipuzkoa province changed by 13.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

When is the minimum in the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Oñati?

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

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Oñati on NLS?

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