San Sebastián

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#251

Global Rank

11.0

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

3.5%


Share

Spain • Europe • Language power

Population
413K
GDP
$31B
GDP per capita
$74,502
Land area
333 km² (129 mi²)
Density
1,238/km² (3,207/mi²)

Primary city San Sebastián

State / province Basque Country

Language Basque

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

San Sebastián metro area

43.32, -1.98
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Real SociedadFootball/Soccer

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Walkable Elite Quarters

Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.

From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams, Luxury Stars (Michelin), Major League Teams/Venues.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

8 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • Spain🥇👑

Real Sociedad

San Sebastián • Level: 1

2 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

W Football/Soccer • Liga F

San Sebastián

No titles
Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Reale Arena

San Sebastián

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • Spain

Real Sociedad B

San Sebastián • Level: 2

Football/Soccer • Spain

Real Union Irun

San Sebastián • Level: 3

No titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →
Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Inveready Gipuzkoa

San Sebastián

Handball • Int'l Handball

Bidasoa Irún

Irún

Other Women’s Teams1 team

W Basketball • Int'l W Basketball

IDK Gipuzkoa Femenino

San Sebastián

Against expectation how San Sebastián’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • Spanish top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 4.3 match points across 2,678 club-matches since 1928, across 2 clubs.

How this is measured →

Championship History

2 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented San Sebastián, across all sports, newest first. 2 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Real Sociedad
1982· 1982-04-25
Real Sociedad
1981· 1981-04-26

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Annual Events

San Sebastián International Film Festival

San Sebastián • Film Festival

Languages of San Sebastián

Basque first in Basque Country; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoBasque
AdministrativeBasque
NationalSpanish
SecondarySpanish
English reach, Basque Country
24%
Tier 3 country

Basque Country on the languages board · Language power

Screen of San Sebastián

#768 by film pedigree · score 0.6 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jacques Bergerac

Art of San Sebastián

#302 for celebrated art · 1 canon work in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Zuloaga's House-Museum

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1900s: Eduardo Chillida

Notable Infrastructure

Suburban Rail (30 stations)1 entry

Cercanias San Sebastian

San Sebastian • 30 stations

Luxury Hospitality

7 properties
3-Star Michelin3 entries

Martín Berasategui

Lasarte-Oria

Arzak

San Sebastián

Akelarre

San Sebastián

2-Star Michelin4 entries

Mugaritz

Errenteria

Elkano

Getaria

Amelia

San Sebastián

Muga

San Sebastián