Area · Central Macedonia region
Municipality of Paionia
Agricultural and industrial municipality on the rise: 26 more companies in a year. For its 25,169 residents it has few: restaurants, clothing.
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- 25,169 residents (2021 census) · Area: 924.7 km²
- active businesses
- 1,641
- companies opened in 12 months
- 34
- companies closed in 12 months
- 8
"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 +2665.2 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 84.7 · 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
- Crops & farm services2.4×91 businesses · 3.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5)
- Livestock & animal farming2.2×22 businesses · 0.9 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4)
- Food & drink production1.8×31 businesses · 1.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.7)
Less than the national average, for those who live here
- Jewellers & watches0.32×4 businesses · 0.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Clothing & footwear0.40×20 businesses · 0.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Furniture & homeware0.54×6 businesses · 0.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Restaurants & food0.58×69 businesses · 2.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Kiosks & convenience stores0.71×8 businesses · 0.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4) · Where exactly are they missing? →
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Sectors in Paionia 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
- Cafés & bars 105
- Off-licences & tobacconists 95
- Crops & farm services 91
- Restaurants & food 69
- Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging 56
- Supermarkets & mini markets 50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafés & bars | 105 | 6.79 | 1× | ||
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 95 | 2 | 1 | 3.77 | 0.8× |
| Crops & farm services | 91 | 5 | 0 | 10.29 | 1.3× |
| Restaurants & food | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5.72 | 0.9× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 56 | 0 | 2.22 | 0.7× | |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 50 | 3 | 2 | 3.89 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 48 | 1 | 7.11 | 0.8× | |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4.53 | 0.8× |
| Solar & renewable energy | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 | 1.1× |
| Car repair shops | 37 | 0 | 2.38 | 1× | |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0.8× |
| Food & drink production | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2.78 | 1× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2.90 | 0.9× |
| Haulage companies | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2.22 | 0.8× |
| Hardware & paint | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4.21 | 0.7× |
| Accounting firms | 26 | 0 | 1.03 | 1.1× | |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 25 | 1.51 | 0.7× | ||
| Pharmacies | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1.87 | 1× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 22 | 0 | 1.23 | 0.9× | |
| Clothing & footwear | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2.98 | 0.7× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 20 | 1 | 4.73 | 0.9× | |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 20 | 0 | 0.79 | 0.5× | |
| Construction companies | 19 | 7 | 3.02 | 0.7× | |
| Engineers | 19 | 1.59 | 0.9× | ||
| Petrol stations | 18 | 0 | 1.47 | 0.9× | |
| Printers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.8× |
| IT & software | 16 | 1 | 1.35 | 0.8× | |
| Earthworks | 16 | 1.83 | 1.3× | ||
| Insurance agencies | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | 1× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 15 | 3.42 | 0.7× | ||
| Electricians | 14 | 1.47 | 0.9× | ||
| Car rentals | 14 | 1 | 0.56 | 0.5× | |
| Pets & pet shops | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.56 | 0.8× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 12 | 0 | 1.99 | 0.9× | |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 | 1.1× |
| Motorcycles | 12 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.8× | |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1.83 | 0.9× |
| Photographers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 1.2× |
| Doors & windows | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 | 0.6× |
| Taxis | 11 | 1 | 0.68 | 1.4× | |
| Gardening & landscaping | 11 | 0 | 0.44 | 1× | |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 11 | 3.89 | 0.5× | ||
| Advertising agencies | 10 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.9× | |
| Painters & decorators | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.6× |
| Event organisers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.7× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.4× |
| Delivery services | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0.9× |
| Car parts & tyres | 9 | 0 | 2.38 | 0.9× | |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.46 | 0.8× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.9× |
| Property owners & landlords | 9 | 0 | 1.03 | 0.5× | |
| Property management | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.4× |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.6× |
| Florists | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 1× |
| Scrap metal & recycling | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.7× |
| Funeral homes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 1.7× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 8 | 1 | 1.79 | 0.9× | |
| Business consultants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.43 | 0.6× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.47 | 0.7× |
| Household appliances | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.34 | 0.7× |
| Metalwork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 1.2× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 7 | 4.01 | 0.8× | ||
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 7 | 2 | 2.34 | 0.8× | |
| Hotels & accommodation | 6 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.5× | |
| Furniture & homeware | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.02 | 0.7× |
| OPAP betting shops | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 1.3× |
| Car dealers | 6 | 1 | 0.95 | 0.6× | |
| Spas & massage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.6× |
| Other building works | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.15 | 0.8× |
| Parking & roadside assistance | 6 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.8× | |
| Physiotherapists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.9× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 6 | 6 | 2.11 | 0.9× | |
| Cleaning companies | 5 | 0 | 1.83 | 1.1× | |
| Architecture firms | 5 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.9× | |
| Wholesale fuel | 5 | 0 | 2.34 | 1× | |
| Warehousing & transport support | 5 | 0 | 2.03 | 0.8× | |
| Estate agents | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.5× |
| Nurseries | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.6× |
| Courier companies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.6× |
| Jewellers & watches | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.71 | 0.7× |
| Concrete works | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.9× |
| Driving schools | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.7× |
| Tailors & alterations | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.6× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.31 | 0.5× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.9× |
| Gyms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.3× |
| Travel agencies | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.2× |
| Security companies | 3 | 0 | 0.52 | 1.1× | |
| Carpentry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.6× |
| Flooring & tiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 1× |
| Opticians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.4× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.9× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.47 | 0.6× |
| Sporting goods | 3 | 1 | 1.31 | 0.7× | |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 | 0.9× |
| Boat rentals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.5× |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Financial advisers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Medical practices | 0 | 0 | |||
| Veterinary clinics | 0 | 0 | |||
| Psychologists | 0 | 0 | |||
| Olive mills | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | 0 | 0 | |||
| Music & dance schools | 0 | 0 | |||
| Design: graphic, interior & product | 0 | 0 |
In-depth analysis: Paionia
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 400–750 €/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.
We don't publish deed prices for this municipality: each property type needs at least 10 deeds in a year, and that isn't reached here.
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 125 projects · €6.6 million
- NSRF 2021–2027: 4 municipality projects · €1.9 million
- Municipality contracts: 271 in 12 months · €5.9 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 31/10/2026) | 223 | €5.4 million | Construction work: €1.2 million |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 256 | €4.5 million | Construction work: €978 thousand |
The municipality's bodies
New contracts in the 12 months to 31/10/2026.
| Body | Contracts | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΠΑΙΟΝΙΑΣ | 118 | €1.1 million |
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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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Paionia municipality have?
1,641 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Paionia municipality?
The sector "Cafés & bars" has the most active businesses (171), followed by "Off-licences & tobacconists" (95).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Paionia municipality?
65.2 active businesses per 1,000 residents.