Navarra · C. Foral De Navarra
Javier
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506.
Living in Javier
Javier is a hamlet of barely a hundred people in eastern Navarra, defined entirely by its castle — the birthplace of St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, and a place of pilgrimage in its own right, though the village beyond the castle is modern and small. It sits at around 730m in green Navarrese hill country, with cool winters and warm summers. Practically everything is elsewhere: the nearest hospital is around three-quarters of an hour away and Pamplona about the same. A tiny, quiet place that lives around its saint.
Javier'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 Javier's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 34% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 6.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
- Surgical wait (region) 96 days
Higher than 26% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 6.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Javier.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. 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 Javier.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 0
- PISA maths (region) 492
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
- Nearest international school 45 km
Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Javier.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 80%
- Drive to nearest airport 45 min
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.9°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Javier.
A place of pilgrimage in its own right — St Francis Xavier, patron saint of Navarra, was born in its redoubtable castle in 1506. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Net income per person €20,323
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.9°C
What is the climate like in Javier?
Javier'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)
- 0.17 ha/km² bottom 39% of 8,132 towns 2.14 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 2 bottom 42% of 8,132 towns 4 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 Javier?
Javier's nearest health centre is 6.1 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 46 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 46 min bottom 31% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 6.1 km top 34% 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 Javier?
Javier has 0 schools in town; the nearest international school is 45 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 0 bottom 46% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 45 km bottom 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 Javier?
Javier's reported net income per person is €20,323.
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
- €20,323 top 2% of 8,059 towns 40% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- no local data
Which languages are used in schools in Javier?
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 Javier?
Javier's reported population is 103.
Who lives here
- Population
- 103
- Born in Spain
- 80.6% 8.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.9% 0.1% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Javier?
Javier is a reported 45 min drive from the nearest airport, with 80% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 45 min top 20% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 80% bottom 28% of 8,132 towns 1% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 80% bottom 21% of 8,132 towns 4% 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 Javier 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 Javier against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 47 min from Pamplona/Iruña, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Javier 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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