The GeoDwel Journal

Where to live in Europe, briefed weekly

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Property Portugal Issue 24 · 30 Jun 2026

Where €200k still buys a house near the sea

31 coastal municipalities under €1,500/m² — and the risk-layer trait most of them share.

Risk Italy Issue 23 · 23 Jun 2026

Flood maps vs house prices: what buyers in Italy keep missing

Discounted riverside homes in Emilia-Romagna often sit squarely in regulatory flood zones.

Expats France Issue 22 · 16 Jun 2026

The ten French communes expats keep choosing

Foreign-born share is rising fastest outside the postcard towns.

Climate Spain Issue 21 · 9 Jun 2026

A winter-sun index for southern Spain

We ranked 400 municipalities by mild winters, sunshine and summer heat stress.

Income Ireland Issue 20 · 2 Jun 2026

Ireland’s commuter belt, by the numbers

Dublin salaries stretch far one county out — until the property layer catches up around Naas.

Costs France Issue 19 · 26 May 2026

Notary fees and the true cost of buying in five countries

Transaction costs range from 4% in Ireland to 13% in Italy — a country-by-country breakdown.

Property Portugal Issue 18 · 19 May 2026

Portugal’s interior is quietly repricing

The sharpest €/m² moves are two hours inland, not on the Silver Coast.

Expats Spain Issue 17 · 12 May 2026

Where Spain’s international communities actually cluster

Padrón data shows the foreign-born map is less coastal than the cliché suggests.

Property France Issue 16 · 5 May 2026

The Alpine border premium, mapped

Cross-border Geneva salaries push French property prices to Paris levels in three departments.

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