Asturias · Principado de Asturias · CP 33069
Sotu'l Barcu
Sotu'l Barcu: living in Asturias
Sotu'l Barcu offers 2106 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,801
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2517 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~19 min; Renfe ~4 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,106 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 70% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 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 98.1% of padrón; international residents 1.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.8% over the series; mean age 51.8; foreign residents 1.9%; 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 23.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Sotu'l Barcu in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.8
<16
9.1%
16–64
60.4%
65+
30.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,791 (98.1%)
Foreign residents: 75 (1.9%)
- Romania: 17
- Colombia: 8
- Germany: 7
- Morocco: 7
- China: 5
- Portugal: 3
- Brazil: 3
- Italy: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,005
Flats €/m²
925 €
Houses €/m²
1085 €
6-year change
+20.8%
Province rank: # / 78 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.53, -6.06)
248 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
69.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Oviedo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Isla La Deva y el Playón de Bayas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.8 km
- 02Turbera de Las Dueñas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.8 km
- 03Playa de El Espartal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.4 km
- 04El Cabo Peñas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 11.8 km
- 05Charca de Zeluán y Ensenada de Llodero (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.8 km
Day trip
- 06Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.5 km
- 07Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.5 km
- 08Cuencas Mineras (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 41.5 km
- 09Cueva de Lloviu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 41.7 km
- 10Barayo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 44.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sotu'l Barcu
€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 Sotu'l Barcu you pay €82 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
186
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,625
Self-employed (approx.)
276
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,869,712
Expenses
€2,866,971
Balance
€2,741
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CISB
Jaime-Francisco Perez Lorente (CISB)
2023–2027 · Candidatura Independiente Concejo de Soto del Barco
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 7.4 km · 19 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Oviedo) · 51.3 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 169.5 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 41 km · 32 min
Nearest city
Oviedo · 51.3 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SOTO DEL BARCO · 1.8 km · 4 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Asturias · [CARCAVINA, LA|Carcabina, La] La Carcavina [CTA 03003] · 0.6 km · 1 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
2,499
657 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
344
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
210
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2106 sunshine hours
Sotu'l Barcu averages about 2106 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~23%
About 23% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Rural tax incentives
Principado de Asturias offers up to €500 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Sotu'l Barcu
Sotu'l Barcu is a municipality in Asturias (Principado de Asturias) with about 3,971 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3471 €/m². Compare Sotu'l Barcu with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 33069 · CP 33069 · lat 43.525493837076745, lon -6.055312753834979 · 271 m · Income: €33,434