Navarra · C. Foral De Navarra
Tudela
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119.
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Living in Tudela
Tudela is a thousand-year-old town of 39,000 at the heart of La Ribera, the fertile lowlands of southern Navarra on the Ebro, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes barely changed since the Moors were driven out in 1119, centred on a fine Gothic cathedral. It's a diverse, agricultural town — only about seven in ten residents are Spanish-born, with large Colombian, Moroccan and Ecuadorian communities. The climate is Ebro-valley continental: warm summers near 30°C and cool winters around 7°C. It has its own hospital, with Pamplona and Zaragoza's airport both about an hour away.
Tudela'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 Tudela's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 47% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 96 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.01/m²·mo
Higher than 43% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.46 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.01/m²·mo
Higher than 40% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and 38,773 people.
- Schools in town 21
- PISA maths (region) 492
- Registered long-let rent €6.01/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 40% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 38,773 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 64 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.01/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.5°C
Higher than 33% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.5°C
- Rainy days a year 70 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 32
- Winter average temp 7.5°C
Higher than 25% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A thousand-year-old town at the heart of La Ribera, its old town a jumble of cobbled lanes little changed since 1119. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 38,773 people and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €6.01/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,768
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.5°C
What is the climate like in Tudela?
Tudela's reported winter average is 7.5°C, while July–August highs reach 30.5°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7.5°C top 43% of 8,131 towns 0.3°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 30.5°C top 49% of 8,131 towns 0.3°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 70 days bottom 37% of 8,088 towns about the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 6.6 h/day bottom 20% of 3,829 towns 9% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- 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)
- 0.38 ha/km² bottom 28% of 8,132 towns 1.93 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 36 bottom 3% of 8,132 towns 30 above 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 Tudela?
Tudela's nearest health centre is 3.5 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.5 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 Tudela?
Tudela has 21 schools in town; the nearest international school is 77 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 21 top 3% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 77 km bottom 21% 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 Tudela?
Tudela's reported home price is €1,591/m², while registered long-let rent is €6.01/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €1,591/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 31% of 306 towns 28% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.01/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.7/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.5/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.53% top 33% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €14,768 top 43% of 8,059 towns about the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 25.3% bottom 46% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Tudela?
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 Tudela?
Tudela's reported population is 38,773.
Who lives here
- Population
- 38,773
- Born in Spain
- 73.1% 15.7% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.7% 1.2% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.46 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Tudela?
Tudela is a reported 64 min drive from the nearest airport, with 91% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 64 min top 40% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 91% top 44% of 8,132 towns 12% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 21% of 8,132 towns 15% 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 Tudela 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 Tudela against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 64 min from Pamplona/Iruña, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Tudela for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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