Navarra · C. Foral De Navarra
Ujué
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar.
Living in Ujué
Ujué is a perfect medieval defensive village of under 200 perched high on a terraced hillside above the arid lowlands of La Ribera in Navarra, its lanes so narrow they are almost impossible to drive into. Its Romanesque church, said to preserve the embalmed heart of a 14th-century king of Navarra, draws an all-night pilgrimage each April. It's a mostly Spanish hamlet. At around 630m it has warm summers near 29°C and cool winters. It's small and remote — the nearest hospital is about forty-five minutes away and Pamplona nearly an hour — a place for the view, the church and deep quiet.
Ujué'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 Ujué's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 19% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and 44 min to a hospital.
- Winter average temp 6.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 44 min
- Surgical wait (region) 96 days
Higher than 16% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and 44 min to a hospital.
- Winter average temp 6.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 44 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Ujué.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. Worth a look if you can't stand hot summers.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.9°C
- Rainy days a year 93 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 32
- Winter average temp 6.8°C
Not scored for families — no registered-rent data for Ujué.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 1
- PISA maths (region) 492
- Drive to a hospital 44 min
- Nearest international school 40 km
Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Ujué.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 0%
- Drive to nearest airport 58 min
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.9°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Ujué.
A perfect medieval defensive village perched high on a terraced hillside, so narrow to drive into that a king's heart is said to be preserved in its church altar. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Net income per person €18,667
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.9°C
What is the climate like in Ujué?
Ujué's reported winter average is 6.8°C, while July–August highs reach 28.9°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 6.8°C bottom 45% of 8,131 towns 1°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 28.9°C top 32% of 8,131 towns 1.3°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 93 days bottom 14% of 8,088 towns 35% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 6.2 h/day bottom 11% of 3,829 towns 15% 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)
- 6.32 ha/km² bottom 6% of 8,132 towns 4.01 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 9 bottom 12% of 8,132 towns 3 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 Ujué?
Ujué's nearest health centre is 11.2 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 44 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 44 min bottom 34% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 11.2 km bottom 35% 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 Ujué?
Ujué has 1 schools in town; the nearest international school is 40 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 1 top 39% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 40 km top 47% 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 Ujué?
Ujué's reported net income per person is €18,667.
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
- €18,667 top 6% of 8,059 towns 29% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- no local data
Which languages are used in schools in Ujué?
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 Ujué?
Ujué's reported population is 169.
Who lives here
- Population
- 169
- Born in Spain
- 94.1% 5.3% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.4% 1.5% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Ujué?
Ujué is a reported 58 min drive from the nearest airport, with 0% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 58 min top 33% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 0% bottom 7% of 8,132 towns 79% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 0% bottom 6% of 8,132 towns 83% below 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 Ujué 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 Ujué against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 58 min from Pamplona/Iruña, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Ujué 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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