Araba/Álava · País Vasco
Labastida
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa.
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Living in Labastida
Labastida is a hilltop wine village of 1,600 on the Álava–Rioja border, given over almost entirely to viticulture at the heart of Rioja Alavesa — its old streets lined with the blazoned houses of the wine trade. It's a small, largely Spanish working village with a notable Moroccan community drawn by the vineyard and cellar work. At around 500m the climate is transitional-Ebro: warm summers near 29°C, cool winters around 7°C. Practically, it's well placed — a hospital is under twenty minutes away at Haro, and Vitoria about forty-five — so it combines wine-country quiet with reasonable access.
Labastida'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 Labastida's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 60% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick for American retirees — 18 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7°C
- Drive to a hospital 18 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.79/m²·mo
Higher than 57% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 18 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7°C
- Drive to a hospital 18 min
- Surgical wait (region) 64 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.79/m²·mo
Higher than 32% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 18 min to a hospital and 83 km from the sea.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.8°C
- Rainy days a year 82 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 32
- Winter average temp 7°C
Higher than 16% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 18 min to a hospital and a real food scene.
- Schools in town 4
- PISA maths (region) 482
- Registered long-let rent €5.79/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 18 min
Higher than 13% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 18 min to a hospital and a real food scene.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 92%
- Drive to nearest airport 49 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.79/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.8°C
Higher than 12% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A border hilltop town given over entirely to viticulture, aiming to become the vineyard capital of Rioja Alavesa. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 18 min to a hospital and daily-needs services.
- Registered long-let rent €5.79/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,640
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 28.8°C
What is the climate like in Labastida?
Labastida's reported winter average is 7°C, while July–August highs reach 28.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7°C bottom 47% of 8,131 towns 0.8°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 28.8°C top 30% of 8,131 towns 1.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 82 days bottom 22% of 8,088 towns 20% 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)
- 0.29 ha/km² bottom 32% of 8,132 towns 2.01 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 4 bottom 25% of 8,132 towns 2 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 25.8% bottom 21% of 8,130 towns 2.9% 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 Labastida?
Labastida's nearest health centre is 1.9 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 18 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 18 min top 18% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.9 km top 10% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 64 days #2 of 17 regions, −39 days vs national 41% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Labastida?
Labastida has 4 schools in town; the nearest international school is 34 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 4 top 15% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 34 km top 40% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 482 #9 of 17 regions, +3 vs national 1 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Labastida?
Labastida's reported registered long-let rent is €5.79/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.79/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.47/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €6.68/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €14,640 top 45% 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 Labastida?
the Basque Country has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the the Basque Country region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Labastida?
Labastida's reported population is 1,573.
Who lives here
- Population
- 1,573
- Born in Spain
- 86.3% 2.5% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.2% 1.6% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Labastida?
Labastida is a reported 49 min drive from the nearest airport, with 92% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 49 min top 23% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 92% top 39% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 92% bottom 46% of 8,132 towns 9% 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 Labastida 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 Labastida against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 44 min from Vitoria-Gasteiz, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Labastida 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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