Navarra · C. Foral De Navarra
Orreaga
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church.
Living in Orreaga
Orreaga — Roncesvalles — is barely a settlement at all: a cluster of buildings inhabited mainly by clergy, at the foot of the Ibañeta pass in the Navarrese Pyrenees, whose whole purpose is to welcome Camino de Santiago pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. This is the classic French-route starting point on the Spanish side. High in the mountains at over 1,100m, it has cold, snowy winters and cool green summers. It's about as small and remote as places get — a couple of dozen residents, the nearest hospital over an hour away and Pamplona the same — a place defined entirely by the pilgrim road passing through.
Orreaga's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Orreaga's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 9% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and 53 km from the sea.
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 67 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Higher than 8% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and 53 km from the sea.
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 67 min
- Surgical wait (region) 96 days
Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Orreaga.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. Worth a look if you can't stand hot summers.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28°C
- Rainy days a year 99 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 32
- Winter average temp 6.9°C
Not scored for families — no registered-rent data for Orreaga.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 0
- PISA maths (region) 492
- Drive to a hospital 67 min
- Nearest international school 33 km
Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Orreaga.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 70 min
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Orreaga.
A hamlet inhabited mainly by the religious, welcoming Camino pilgrims into its Gothic collegiate church. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Net income per person €20,640
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28°C
What is the climate like in Orreaga?
Orreaga's reported winter average is 6.9°C, while July–August highs reach 28°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 6.9°C bottom 46% of 8,131 towns 0.8°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 28°C top 21% of 8,131 towns 2.2°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 99 days bottom 12% of 8,088 towns 44% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 32 top 35% of 8,033 towns 24 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.07 ha/km² top 49% of 8,132 towns 2.24 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 1 top 39% of 8,132 towns 5 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 25% bottom 27% of 8,130 towns 2.1% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Orreaga?
Orreaga's nearest health centre is 3.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 67 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 67 min bottom 11% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.4 km top 18% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 96 days #9 of 17 regions, −7 days vs national 11% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Orreaga?
Orreaga has 0 schools in town; the nearest international school is 33 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 0 bottom 46% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 33 km top 39% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 492 #6 of 17 regions, +13 vs national 11 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Orreaga?
Orreaga's reported net income per person is €20,640.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- no local data
- Registered rent p25
- no local data
- Registered rent p75
- no local data
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €20,640 top 2% of 8,059 towns 42% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- no local data
Which languages are used in schools in Orreaga?
Navarre's school-language model depends on the language zone and chosen track. Spanish-medium and Basque-medium or bilingual options coexist, so check the specific municipality and school before enrolling. See the Navarre region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Orreaga?
Orreaga's reported population is 25.
Who lives here
- Population
- 25
- Born in Spain
- 72% 16.8% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 0% 3.8% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Orreaga?
Orreaga is a reported 70 min drive from the nearest airport, with 100% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 70 min top 47% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 100% top 1% of 8,132 towns 21% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 1% of 8,132 towns 17% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Orreaga fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Orreaga against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 67 min from Pamplona/Iruña, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Orreaga for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask local agents what long-let rents are actually closing at.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
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