Asturias · Principado de Asturias · CP 33019
Colunga
Colunga: living in Asturias
Colunga offers 2140 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,143
Avg. summer temp
20°C
Best place to buy a house
#2983 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.7/10
Average. Housing about 1,005 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~69 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,140 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.5% over the series; mean age 53.4; foreign residents 3.8%; property prices +3.2% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.5/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 15.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Colunga in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.4
<16
7.5%
16–64
58%
65+
34.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,134 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 123 (3.8%)
- Romania: 28
- Senegal: 22
- Colombia: 13
- Paraguay: 10
- Portugal: 8
- China: 6
- Morocco: 5
- Germany: 4
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,005
Flats €/m²
925 €
Houses €/m²
1085 €
6-year change
+20.8%
Province rank: # / 78 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 33056 (16.4km)
252 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Oviedo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Yacimiento de Icnitas de Asturias (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.1 km
- 02Ría de Villaviciosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 8.4 km
- 03Cueva del Sidrón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 9.4 km
- 04Entrepeñes y Playa de Vega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.6 km
- 05Cueva Rosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 11.8 km
Day trip
- 06Cuencas Mineras (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.8 km
- 07Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 40.8 km
- 08El Cabo Peñas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 44.1 km
- 09Cueva de las Caldas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52 km
- 10Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Colunga
€3,695
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€583
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,173
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Colunga you pay €82 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
83
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,300
Self-employed (approx.)
219
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,270,775
Expenses
€4,235,915
Balance
€34,860
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alejandra Cuesta Fanjul (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 84.1 km · 69 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Oviedo) · 65.8 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 169.2 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 43.7 km · 41 min
Nearest city
Oviedo · 65.8 km · 54 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAMAYOR · 21.2 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Asturias · [RIERA, LA] La Riera [CTA 03899] · 0.4 km · 2 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
2,004
638 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
449
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
318
101 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
16
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
11
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2140 sunshine hours
Colunga averages about 2140 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~15%
About 15% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 77.5%
SETELECO reports 77.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Colunga
Colunga is a municipality in Asturias (Principado de Asturias) with about 3,816 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3316 €/m². Compare Colunga with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 33019 · CP 33019 · lat 43.468339325074815, lon -5.284419636654651 · 116 m · Income: €28,931