Municipalities

Municipalities in Asturias for choosing where to live

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12 profiles

Avilés

Central area

Avilés

Compact and well-connected city, with complete services, a historic centre, cultural offer and good proximity to the airport and the central coast.

75,877 Population
High Transport
Medium-low Car
families services no car culture airport
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Cangas de Onís

Inland east

Cangas de Onís

Reference town in inland eastern Asturias, with local services, strong tourism activity and major natural appeal close to the Picos de Europa.

6,167 Population
Medium-low Transport
High Car
nature quiet life rural tourism retirement mountain
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Gijón

Central coastal city

Gijón

Asturias' largest city, well suited to people looking for beaches, urban services, cultural life and a strong education and healthcare offer.

267,706 Population
High Transport
Medium-low Car
families beach urban life remote work services
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Langreo

Nalón mining valleys

La Felguera / Sama

Urban municipality in the Nalón mining valleys, with several centres, district-level services, industrial heritage and generally more affordable housing.

37,690 Population
Medium-high Transport
Medium Car
affordable prices services mining valleys families central area
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Lena

Central mountains

Pola de Lena

Well-connected mountain municipality with services in Pola de Lena, valley villages and access to nature and ski areas.

10,640 Population
Medium Transport
Medium-high Car
mountain quiet life affordable prices train nature
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Llanes

Eastern coast

Llanes

Very attractive coastal municipality, with beaches, towns and villages connected by the Cantabrian motorway, ideal if landscape and life by the sea are priorities.

13,545 Population
Medium Transport
Medium-high Car
coast remote work quiet life landscape retirement
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Mieres

Mining valleys / central inland area

Mieres del Camín

Municipality in the mining valleys with town-level services, industrial heritage, a university campus and good road and rail connections with Oviedo.

35,165 Population
High Transport
Medium Car
affordable prices central area train university mountain
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Oviedo

Central area

Oviedo

Administrative capital, a strong choice if you want complete services, reference healthcare and urban life with relatively low car dependency.

220,543 Population
Very high Transport
Low Car
families no car healthcare university retirement
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Ribadesella

Eastern coast

Ribadesella

Coastal town with beach, river, basic services and very good access to nature, suitable for quiet living with some tourist activity.

5,552 Population
Medium Transport
Medium-high Car
coast quiet life nature retirement remote work
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Siero

Central area

Pola de Siero

Very well-located central municipality, with services in Pola de Siero and Lugones, good road and rail connections, and many residential options.

52,592 Population
High Transport
Medium Car
families central area remote work services semi-urban life
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Valdés

Western coast

Luarca

Large and diverse municipality in western Asturias, with Luarca as the service reference, attractive coastline and quiet rural surroundings.

10,405 Population
Medium Transport
High Car
coast quiet life nature retirement western Asturias
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Villaviciosa

Costa centro-oriental

Villaviciosa

Concejo con villa de servicios, ría, costa y parroquias rurales, bien conectado por la A-8 y atractivo para familias, teletrabajo y vida tranquila.

14.470 Population
Medio Transport
Medio-alto Car
familias costa vida rural teletrabajo naturaleza
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