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Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39097
Vega de Pas
Vega de Pas: living in Cantabria
Vega de Pas offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
776
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#6210 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~94 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,183 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +7.0% over the series; mean age 49.9; foreign residents 1.2%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 25.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Vega de Pas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.9
<16
9%
16–64
61.2%
65+
29.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 754 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: 5
- Poland: 1
- Senegal: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
- Venezuela: 1
English speakers ≈ 5
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 via neighbor 09209 (37.1km)
257 approx. sunny days · 24 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.9 km
- 02Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.1 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21 km
Day trip
- 04Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.8 km
- 05Cuevas del Pendo-Peñajorao (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 28.1 km
- 06Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.4 km
- 07La Viesca (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 31.7 km
- 08Pozo Tremeo (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 32 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vega de Pas
€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 Vega de Pas you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.7%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
335
Self-employed (approx.)
57
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€731,985
Expenses
€690,882
Balance
€41,103
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Carlos Garcia Diego (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 60.5 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 53 km · 94 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 243.6 km · 203 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 57.2 km · 103 min
Nearest city
Santander · 53 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SOTOSCUEVA · 17.7 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Selaya · 10.9 km · 9 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
471
607 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
185
238 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
43
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
13 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Vega de Pas averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~25%
About 25% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 86.3%
SETELECO reports 86.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Vega de Pas
Vega de Pas is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,808 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3108 €/m². Compare Vega de Pas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39097 · CP 39097 · lat 43.14908489809986, lon -3.7652052573671484 · 908 m · Income: €42,309