Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39095
Val de San Vicente
Val de San Vicente: living in Cantabria
Val de San Vicente offers 2045 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,775
Avg. summer temp
20°C
Best place to buy a house
#2186 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~5 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,045 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.2% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 2.9%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 13.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Val de San Vicente in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
14.5%
16–64
61.7%
65+
23.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,648 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 80 (2.9%)
- Brazil: 14
- Romania: 10
- China: 8
- United Kingdom: 6
- Venezuela: 5
- Paraguay: 4
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Germany: 3
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 103 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.36, -4.48)
241 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Oyambre (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.2 km
- 02Saucedas de Buelles (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.6 km
- 03Bufón de Santiuste (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.4 km
- 04Playa de Cobijeru (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.2 km
- 05Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 15.5 km
Day trip
- 06La Viesca (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 32.9 km
- 07Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.6 km
- 08Dunas de Liencres y Costa Quebrada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.6 km
- 09Pozo Tremeo (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 39.1 km
- 10Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 39.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Val de San Vicente
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Val de San Vicente you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
94
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,219
Self-employed (approx.)
205
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,778,044
Expenses
€2,725,044
Balance
€53,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Roberto Escobedo Quintana (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista de Cantabria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 68.2 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 64.1 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 238.6 km · 150 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 68.3 km · 55 min
Nearest city
Santander · 64.1 km · 46 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · PESUÉS · 1.5 km · 5 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Asturias · [UNQUERA] Estación FEVE Unquera [CTA 07179] · 5.1 km · 10 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
1,724
621 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
567
204 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
243
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
29
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2045 sunshine hours
Val de San Vicente averages about 2045 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93%
SETELECO reports 93% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 0.5 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0.5 km away.
About Val de San Vicente
Val de San Vicente is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,806 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3106 €/m². Compare Val de San Vicente with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39095 · CP 39095 · lat 43.36360122540743, lon -4.4777505671437385 · 906 m · Income: €30,429