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Cangas de Onís
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism.
Living in Cangas de Onís
Cangas de Onís is a busy Asturian market town of 6,400 at the gateway to the Picos de Europa, laying claim to the title of 'first capital of Christian Spain' and marked by its high-arched, cross-hung 'Roman' bridge. It's a workaday, slightly scruffy place that lives off mountain tourism — cider, cabrales cheese and fabada in the shops — rather than a polished resort. The climate is green and Atlantic: cool damp summers barely into the low 20s, mild winters around 11°C, and plenty of rain. A hospital is under half an hour away, but the coast is a fair drive and Oviedo's airport well over an hour, so this is a town for the mountains at your back.
Cangas de Onís'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 Cangas de Onís's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 95% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 25 km from the sea and mild 22.8°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
- Rainy days a year 123 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 6
- Winter average temp 11.3°C
Higher than 94% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 25 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 5
- PISA maths (region) 495
- Registered long-let rent €5.65/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
Higher than 87% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 27 min to a hospital.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 94%
- Drive to nearest airport 106 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.65/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
Higher than 81% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 27 min to a hospital.
- Registered long-let rent €5.65/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,217
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
Higher than 78% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- Surgical wait (region) 91 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.65/m²·mo
Higher than 75% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A busy market town claiming the title 'First Capital of Christian Spain', though today a somewhat scruffy, workaday place specialising in activity tourism. A strong pick for American retirees — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- U.S.-born residents 2.2 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.65/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís's reported winter average is 11.3°C, while July–August highs reach 22.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.3°C top 15% of 8,131 towns 3.5°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 22.8°C top 3% of 8,131 towns 7.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 123 days bottom 6% of 8,088 towns 79% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 top 6% of 8,033 towns 50 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)
- 24.3 ha/km² bottom 2% of 8,132 towns 22 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 487 bottom 1% of 8,132 towns 481 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 21.7% top 37% of 8,130 towns 1.2% below 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 Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís's nearest health centre is 6.5 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 27 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 27 min top 36% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 6.5 km top 37% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 91 days #7 of 17 regions, −12 days vs national 16% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís has 5 schools in town; the nearest international school is 55 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 5 top 12% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 55 km bottom 38% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 495 #2 of 17 regions, +16 vs national 14 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís's reported registered long-let rent is €5.65/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.65/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.37/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.46/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €13,217 bottom 33% of 8,059 towns 9% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 32% top 19% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Cangas de Onís?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Asturias, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Asturias region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís's reported population is 6,366.
Who lives here
- Population
- 6,366
- Born in Spain
- 84.8% 4% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 5.3% 1.5% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 2.2 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Cangas de Onís?
Cangas de Onís is a reported 106 min drive from the nearest airport, with 85% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 106 min bottom 22% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 85% bottom 37% of 8,132 towns 6% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 94% top 48% of 8,132 towns 10% 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 Cangas de Onís 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 Cangas de Onís against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 69 min from Siero, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Cangas de Onís for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- 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.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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