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Municipality of Orestiada
Industrial and agricultural municipality on the rise: 15 more companies in a year. For its 31,686 residents it has few: restaurants, clothing.
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- 31,686 residents (2021 census) · Area: 960.2 km²
- active businesses
- 2,071
- companies opened in 12 months
- 34
- companies closed in 12 months
- 19
- Apartments 202611 deeds to 01/10/2026
- 603 €/m²
"Businesses" are all active ones, sole proprietorships included. "Companies" are legal entities only (S.A., Ltd, P.C., general and limited partnerships etc.): only these keep their municipality in the registry when they close, which is why openings and closures count companies.
Net change +1565.4 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 68.8 · Greece 99.8
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What stands out and what's missing
Each sector in the municipality per 1,000 residents, against the Greek average.
More than the national average
- Solar & renewable energy2.9×133 businesses · 4.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.4)
- Crops & farm services2.7×128 businesses · 4.0 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5)
- Petrol stations1.5×25 businesses · 0.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
Less than the national average, for those who live here
- Jewellers & watches0.38×6 businesses · 0.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Photographers0.39×5 businesses · 0.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Restaurants & food0.54×81 businesses · 2.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Clothing & footwear0.62×39 businesses · 1.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Supermarkets & mini markets0.72×34 businesses · 1.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5) · Where exactly are they missing? →
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Sectors in Orestiada municipality
105 sectorsEach sector also counts businesses that have it as a secondary activity; that's why wholesale trade, often declared alongside another line of work, ranks high.
At least this many. When unnamed businesses (sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships) are few, we don't show them, because of GDPR. Personal data
- Solar & renewable energy 133
- Crops & farm services 128
- Cafés & bars 104
- Warehousing & transport support 99
- Household appliances 95
- Restaurants & food 81
The bar next to each sector: green for those that opened, red for those that closed in 12 months.
All 105 sectors, in a table
| Sector | Active | Opened (companies) | Closed (companies) | Per 1,000 res. | × typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar & renewable energy | 133 | 3 | 5.74 | 1.9× | |
| Crops & farm services | 128 | 1 | 0 | 8.68 | 1.1× |
| Cafés & bars | 104 | 2 | 5.65 | 0.9× | |
| Warehousing & transport support | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 1.4× |
| Household appliances | 95 | 3.00 | 1.2× | ||
| Restaurants & food | 81 | 4 | 1 | 5.11 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 56 | 5.49 | 0.9× | ||
| Hairdressers & beauty | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 1× |
| Clothing & footwear | 39 | 2.97 | 1.1× | ||
| Car repair shops | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 1× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 36 | 0 | 3.57 | 0.8× | |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1.99 | 1.4× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 34 | 0 | 2.59 | 0.6× | |
| Hardware & paint | 32 | 6 | 6.03 | 1.2× | |
| Advertising agencies | 28 | 1 | 0.88 | 1.1× | |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 0.7× |
| Pharmacies | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 1× |
| Petrol stations | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.9× |
| Insurance agencies | 22 | 0 | 1.26 | 1.1× | |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 20 | 4.29 | 1× | ||
| Printers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 1× |
| Food & drink production | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.99 | 0.9× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0.60 | 0.6× |
| Accounting firms | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 0.7× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 17 | 4.92 | 1.1× | ||
| Car rentals | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.9× |
| Furniture & homeware | 15 | 3.72 | 1× | ||
| Machinery repair & installation | 14 | 1.86 | 1.1× | ||
| Construction companies | 13 | 2 | 1.83 | 0.6× | |
| Electricians | 13 | 1.20 | 1.1× | ||
| Metalwork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1× |
| Motorcycles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.7× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 12 | 1.67 | 1× | ||
| Engineers | 12 | 1.20 | 0.7× | ||
| IT & software | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | 1.1× |
| Car parts & tyres | 12 | 2.94 | 1.2× | ||
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 12 | 5 | 3.60 | 0.9× | |
| Architecture firms | 11 | 0 | 0.35 | 1× | |
| Doors & windows | 11 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.9× | |
| Other building works | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.3× |
| Gardening & landscaping | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 1× |
| Cleaning companies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0.9× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 10 | 1.67 | 1× | ||
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 1× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 10 | 1 | 2.78 | 0.9× | |
| Medical practices | 9 | 0 | 0.28 | 2× | |
| Delivery services | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.46 | 1.6× |
| Property management | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.8× |
| Business consultants | 9 | 1 | 1.33 | 1× | |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.5× |
| Estate agents | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.4× |
| Nurseries | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.3× |
| Haulage companies | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0.6× |
| Painters & decorators | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.4× |
| Flooring & tiles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.6× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 8 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.2× | |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.35 | 1.1× |
| Music & dance schools | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.2× |
| Hotels & accommodation | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.73 | 0.4× |
| Security companies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.6× |
| Carpentry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 | 1× |
| Earthworks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 0.7× |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.6× |
| Car dealers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 1.1× |
| Sporting goods | 7 | 1.26 | 1× | ||
| Bookshops & stationers | 7 | 2.24 | 1.3× | ||
| Scrap metal & recycling | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.5× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.79 | 0.9× |
| Travel agencies | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0.5× |
| Jewellers & watches | 6 | 1.70 | 1.1× | ||
| Opticians | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | — |
| Psychologists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | — |
| Parking & roadside assistance | 6 | 0 | 0.19 | 1.3× | |
| Physiotherapists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1.4× |
| Funeral homes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 1× |
| Property owners & landlords | 6 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.6× | |
| Photographers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 1× |
| OPAP betting shops | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.4× |
| Driving schools | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 2× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.4× |
| Gyms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.4× |
| Courier companies | 4 | 0 | 0.63 | 1.1× | |
| Florists | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.7× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.2× |
| Event organisers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.6× |
| Pets & pet shops | 4 | 0.63 | 1× | ||
| Electronics & computer repair | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.54 | 1.3× |
| Wholesale fuel | 4 | 0 | 1.77 | 0.8× | |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 4 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.8× | |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 4 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.6× | |
| Taxis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.6× |
| Spas & massage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.6× |
| Tailors & alterations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.3× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 3 | 4 | 2.46 | 1× | |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 0.8× |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Concrete works | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Veterinary clinics | 0 | 0 | |||
| Boat rentals | 0 | 0 | |||
| Olive mills | 0 | 0 | |||
| Financial advisers | 0 | 0 | |||
| Design: graphic, interior & product | 0 | 0 |
In-depth analysis: Orestiada
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 350–850 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 3% of the municipality's area; the average price applies only to that part. The official value is the zone price the state sets to calculate taxes. It is not a market price or a property valuation.
603 €/m²
Median apartment price per m², 2026, from 11 deeds.
Detached houses, commercial premises, plots, the price range and the year-on-year change are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
Source: Ministry of National Economy and Finance · updated 05/10/2026
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 1,164 projects · €22 million
- NSRF 2021–2027: 9 municipality projects · €12 million
- Municipality contracts: 351 in 12 months · €8.5 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 09/10/2026) | 190 | €5.0 million | Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation: €3.0 million |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 400 | €9.1 million | Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy: €2.4 million |
The municipality's bodies
New contracts in the 12 months to 09/10/2026.
| Body | Contracts | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΟΡΕΣΤΙΑΔΑΣ | 65 | €944 thousand |
| ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΥ ΟΡΕΣΤΙΑΔΑΣ | 6 | €67 thousand |
Seismic activity
Seismic activity in the municipality: Moderate.
The level compares the municipality's seismic hazard with the rest of Greece, which is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe. It says nothing about a specific building: there, its construction is what counts.
Ground acceleration, the nearest active fault and earthquakes around an address are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
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Similar in size
Close in size and in business density. The comparison opens with the two municipalities side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Orestiada municipality have?
2,071 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Orestiada municipality?
The sector "Solar & renewable energy" has the most active businesses (182), followed by "Crops & farm services" (275).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Orestiada municipality?
65.4 active businesses per 1,000 residents.