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Zarautz, Gipuzkoa property and area FAQs
Zarautz is a coastal town located in central Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, in Spain. It is bordered by Aia to the east and the south and Getaria to the west, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Donostia/San Sebastián. It has four enclaves limiting the aforementioned municipalities: Alkortiaga, Ekano, Sola, and Arbestain. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long beach, is where Queen Isabella II and Fabiola of Belgium once spent their summer holidays. The beach is known for being the longest in the Basque Country and one of longest of the Cantabrian cornice.
Place and geography
What does the local overview record about Zarautz?
Zarautz is a coastal town located in central Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, in Spain. It is bordered by Aia to the east and the south and Getaria to the west, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Donostia/San Sebastián. It has four enclaves limiting the aforementioned municipalities: Alkortiaga, Ekano, Sola, and Arbestain.
What does the official settlement record show for Zarautz?
For Zarautz, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-12-03. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Zarautz, at a recorded elevation of approximately 7 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What additional local context is recorded for Zarautz?
The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long beach, is where Queen Isabella II and Fabiola of Belgium once spent their summer holidays. The beach is known for being the longest in the Basque Country and one of longest of the Cantabrian cornice.
What is the recorded municipal area for Zarautz?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 14.8 square kilometres for Zarautz municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
How does NLS avoid mixing Zarautz with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 20079 and keeps the province label Gipuzkoa. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
Does Zarautz 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 population density follows from the published figures for Zarautz?
Dividing the INE population of 23,269 by the recorded municipal area of 14.8 km² gives approximately 1,572.2 residents per km² for Zarautz municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
What geographic level does the Zarautz page cover?
Zarautz 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.
What is the official INE code used for Zarautz?
The official municipality context used for Zarautz has INE code 20079. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Zarautz?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.2863, -2.1748. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
What does the sourced record show about named places within Zarautz?
The audited municipality record contains 88 additional named-place records for Zarautz municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
Which province is Zarautz in?
Zarautz is in Gipuzkoa province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
What elevation is recorded for Zarautz?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 4 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Zarautz?
The latest imported INE population for Zarautz municipality is 23,269, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Zarautz?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Zarautz municipality, recorded population changed by 1.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Zarautz?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Zarautz municipality is €20,758 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Zarautz?
INE records an average age of 44.8 years for Zarautz municipality, for period 2023.
What change separates the first and latest displayed population values for Zarautz?
From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Zarautz municipality changed by 1.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
What is the average household size in Zarautz?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.40 people per household for Zarautz municipality, for period 2023.
What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Zarautz?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Zarautz municipality, the highest population value is 23,269 residents in 2023.
What share of residents in Zarautz is aged 65 or over?
INE records 22.6% of residents aged 65 or over for Zarautz municipality, in period 2023.
What is the lowest displayed population point relevant to Zarautz?
Within the same displayed series for Zarautz municipality, the lowest population value is 22,999 residents in 2021.
What share of residents in Zarautz is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 6.2% for Zarautz municipality, in period 2023.
How many published population observations are shown for Zarautz?
The page uses 9 published observations for Zarautz municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What is the earliest displayed Zarautz population observation?
The displayed series for Zarautz municipality begins at 23,044 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Zarautz?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Zarautz municipality is 23,137 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Zarautz?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Zarautz municipality records €6,051 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Zarautz market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.7% for País Vasco in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Zarautz begin?
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 Zarautz?
Within the 8 displayed observations for País Vasco, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.7% in 2026Q2.
How different is the latest regional house-price index point from the first one shown for Zarautz?
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.
How has the published registered sale-price benchmark series moved across the displayed span for Zarautz?
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.
Which published period has the largest registered sale-price benchmark value for Zarautz?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Gipuzkoa province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €3,970 per m² in 2026Q2.
When was the completed-sale snapshot for Zarautz 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.
How many published quarterly transaction count observations are shown for Zarautz?
The page uses 12 published observations for Zarautz municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.
What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Zarautz?
The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 82 m² for Zarautz municipality.
What is the simple mean of the published regional foreign-buyer share observations used for Zarautz?
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.
How many published registered sale-price benchmark observations are shown for Zarautz?
The page uses 8 published observations for Gipuzkoa province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.
Which published period has the largest quarterly transaction count value for Zarautz?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Zarautz municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 211 transactions in 2024Q4.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Zarautz on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Zarautz. 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.