CatastRoNav is a package that provides access to different API services of the Cadastre of Navarre. With CatastRoNav it is possible to download spatial objects as buildings or cadastral parcels.
You can install the developing version of CatastRoNav using the r-universe:
# Install CatastRoNav in R:
install.packages("CatastRoNav",
repos = c(
"https://ropenspain.r-universe.dev",
"https://cloud.r-project.org"
)
)Alternatively, you can install the developing version of CatastRoNav with:
remotes::install_github("rOpenSpain/CatastRoNav", dependencies = TRUE)The WFS service allows downloading vector objects of specific cadastral
elements. The result is provided as sf objects (See the sf
package).
library(CatastRoNav)
library(ggplot2)
wfs_get_buildings <- catrnav_wfs_get_buildings_bbox(
c(-1.652563, 42.478016, -1.646919, 42.483333),
srs = 4326
)
# Map
ggplot(wfs_get_buildings) +
geom_sf() +
ggtitle("Olite, Navarra")
Hernangómez D (2026). CatastRoNav: Interface to the API Catastro de Navarra. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6366407, https://ropenspain.github.io/CatastRoNav/.
A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is:
@Manual{R-catastronav,
title = {{CatastRoNav}: Interface to the {API} {Catastro} de {Navarra}},
author = {Diego Hernangómez},
year = {2026},
version = {0.1.0.9000},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.6366407},
url = {https://ropenspain.github.io/CatastRoNav/},
abstract = {Access public spatial data available under the INSPIRE directive. Tools for downloading references, buildings and addresses of properties on Navarre (Spain).},
}
The package CatastRo provides similar functionalities for the rest of Spain, excluding the Basque Country and Navarre.
Data provided by the Government of Navarre under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0). The service is provided “as is”, and without guarantee of any kind, implicit or explicit.
Data source: SITNA – Government of Navarre

