Ribadesella, Asturias property and area FAQs

Ribadesella (Asturian: Ribeseya) is a small 84-square-kilometre (32 mi2) municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Known for its location on the Cantabrian Sea, at the outlet of the River Sella, Ribadesella is located near the Picos de Europa and serves as a gateway to the region. It is bordered on the east by Llanes, on the south by Cangas de Onís and Parres, and on the west by Caravia. Queen Letizia of Spain has family ties to Ribadesella, although she was born in Oviedo.

Ribadesella’s current IGN settlement record contains 31 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Ribadesella/Ribeseya, at a recorded elevation of approximately 4 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Tereñes (298 residents in the cited settlement record), San Pedru (279 residents in the cited settlement record), Urbanización Astursella (274 residents in the cited settlement record), Camangu (176 residents in the cited settlement record), and Collera (159 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.

On the first weekend of August, the International Sella River Descent takes place; kayakers from all over the world gather here to attempt the final 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) of the Sella River in record time. The town is also known for its prehistoric cave, known as the Cave of Tito Bustillo, which is open to visitors during scheduled seasons and with limited access. Ribadesella is often visited for its history, sport activities, scenery, natural amenities, and food.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 84.4 square kilometres for Ribadesella municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

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

Dividing the INE population of 5,574 by the recorded municipal area of 84.4 km² gives approximately 66.1 residents per km² for Ribadesella municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 31 official population nuclei for Ribadesella municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 33056 and keeps the province label Asturias. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

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

The audited municipality record contains 61 additional named-place records for Ribadesella municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The latest imported INE population for Ribadesella municipality is 5,574, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Ribadesella municipality, recorded population changed by -4.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Ribadesella municipality is €14,235 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 50.1 years for Ribadesella municipality, for period 2023.

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

The latest imported INE figure is 2.10 people per household for Ribadesella 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.

The displayed series for Ribadesella municipality begins at 5,840 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Ribadesella municipality is 5,688 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

INE records 29.6% of residents aged 65 or over for Ribadesella municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Ribadesella municipality records €1,800 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €248,985 for Ribadesella municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 138 m² for Ribadesella municipality.

The published price measures use 123 price-informed sales from 134 total recorded transactions for Ribadesella municipality.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Ribadesella municipality changed by -16.7%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,651 per square metre for Asturias in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Asturias, Principado de, the highest regional house-price index value is 114.0 index points in 2026Q2.

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

The latest Registradores average is €140,444 in 2026Q2 for Asturias. It remains labelled as province evidence.

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.

Dirección General del Catastro records 4,146 buildings for Ribadesella municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 5,880 dwellings for Ribadesella 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 1,949 for Ribadesella municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 583 energy certificates for Ribadesella municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1970–1989 band contains 644 recorded buildings for Ribadesella municipality, representing 15.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 1,895 buildings, or 45.8% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 210 recorded buildings for Ribadesella municipality, representing 5.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 1,895 recorded buildings for Ribadesella municipality, representing 45.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,014 recorded buildings for Ribadesella municipality, representing 24.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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