**Evaluation of Urban Sustainability in Cities of The French Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago Francés) in Castilla y León according to The Spanish Urban Agenda**

**Francisco Tomatis 1,\*, Luisa F. Lozano-Castellanos 1, Oscar L. García-Navarrete 1,2, Adriana Correa-Guimaraes 1, Maria Sol Wilhelm 3, Ouiam Fatiha Boukharta 1, Diana A. Murcia Velasco 1,2 and José E. Méndez-Vanegas <sup>4</sup>**

	- ouiamfatiha.boukharta@uva.es (O.F.B.); dianaalexandra.murcia@alumnos.uva.es (D.A.M.V.)
	- <sup>2</sup> Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Agrícola, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
	- <sup>3</sup> Centro de Estudios de Variabilidad y Cambio Climático, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe 3000, Argentina; msolwilhelm@gmail.com
	- <sup>4</sup> Investigation Group INYUMACIZO, Natural Resources Administration Subdirectorate, Regional Autonomous Corporation of Tolima—CORTOLIMA, National Open and Distance University, Ibagué 730006, Colombia; evelio.mendez@cortolima.gov.co

**Abstract:** The emblematic French Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago Francés) crosses towns, cities, and Spanish regions to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain), However, *where is The French Way of Saint James going with respect to the urban sustainability of its host cities?* As each city is unique and urban sustainability favors the revitalization and transition of urban areas, to know where to go, it is first necessary to establish a diagnosis that makes the different urban situations visible. In this article, the behavior of urban sustainability is analyzed in the six host cities of The French Way of Saint James in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, a region characterized by its link with the rural environment and its current depopulation problems. The data and indicators used are officially provided by the Spanish Urban Agenda, which, through the normalization of its values, are able to territorialize the SDGs at the local level and reflect the realities of the cities of Burgos, Astorga, Cacabelos, León, Ponferrada, and Valverde de la Virgen. The results make it possible to diagnose and compare these host cities, identifying weaknesses, skills, and opportunities that favor the promotion of action plans, local or joint (favored by The French Way of Saint James), in the multiple aspects of sustainability. In addition, they show that Valverde de la Virgen is the city with the best performance in terms of urban sustainability.

**Keywords:** sustainability; urban sustainability; SDG; Spanish Urban Agenda; The Way of Saint James; Camino de Santiago
