Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava property and area FAQs

Vitoria-Gasteiz is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain. It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and the Lehendakari's official residency.

Vitoria-Gasteiz’s current IGN settlement record contains 65 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz, at a recorded elevation of approximately 532 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The municipality—which comprises not only the city but also the mainly agricultural lands of 63 villages around—is the largest in the Basque Country, with a total area of 276.96 square kilometres (106.93 sq mi). The inhabitants of Vitoria-Gasteiz are called vitorianos or gasteiztarrak, while traditionally they are dubbed babazorros (Basque for 'bean sacks').

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 276.8 square kilometres for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Vitoria-Gasteiz is shown within Álava province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 42.8467, -2.6731. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Vitoria-Gasteiz 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.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 525 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

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

Vitoria-Gasteiz is an official municipality in Álava province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 65 official population nuclei for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The stated official-data scope is Vitoria-Gasteiz 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 01059 and keeps the province label Álava. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Dividing the INE population of 253,963 by the recorded municipal area of 276.8 km² gives approximately 917.5 residents per km² for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The audited municipality record contains 87 additional named-place records for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The official municipality context used for Vitoria-Gasteiz has INE code 01059. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The latest imported INE population for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality is 253,963, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, recorded population changed by 4.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality is €17,982 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 44.6 years for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, for period 2023.

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

The displayed series for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality begins at 242,489 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality changed by 4.7%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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 11.6% for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, in period 2023.

INE records 22.3% of residents aged 65 or over for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, in period 2023.

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

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality is 248,814 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, the lowest population value is 242,489 residents in 2015.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, the highest population value is 253,963 residents in 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality records €2,760 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.

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.

The displayed Registradores series for Álava province changed by 11.3% year on year at its latest point. This is a province trend, not a forecast for Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Within the 12 displayed observations for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 913 transactions in 2025Q4.

The latest displayed MITMA point records 565 housing transactions in 2026Q2 for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for País Vasco changed by 20.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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

The displayed series for Álava province begins at €2,282 per m² 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 488 transactions in 2023Q3.

The current snapshot contains 3,258 recorded transactions for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

Within the same displayed series for Álava province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €2,282 per m² in 2024Q3.

Within the same displayed series for País Vasco, the lowest regional house-price index value is 91.0 index points in 2024Q3.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 84.8% of transactions for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality.

The published price measures use 2,706 price-informed sales from 3,258 total recorded transactions for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Álava province is €2,426 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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.

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

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 90 m² for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for País Vasco changed by 22.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

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.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for País Vasco is 3.8%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The latest Registradores province average is €239,641 in 2026Q2 for Álava. It remains labelled as province-level evidence.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Álava province changed by 15.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

2,706 of 3,258 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Vitoria-Gasteiz municipality, equal to 83.1%.

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

Colegio de Registradores reports €2,633 per square metre for Álava province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.

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