Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05186
Piedrahíta
Piedrahíta: living in Ávila
Piedrahíta offers 2755 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,637
Avg. summer temp
21.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1266 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~186 min; Renfe ~74 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.9/10
Better than other places. About 2,755 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.3/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.8% over the series; mean age 52.4; foreign residents 3.3%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Piedrahíta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.4
<16
8.9%
16–64
57.8%
65+
33.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,761 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 61 (3.3%)
- Romania: 20
- Portugal: 7
- Bolivia: 6
- Venezuela: 6
- Bulgaria: 4
- Dominican Republic: 4
- China: 4
- Italy: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 65% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.47, -5.34)
324 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 14 km
Day trip
- 02Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.6 km
- 03Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 49.8 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.2 km
- 05Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 53.7 km
- 06Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 57.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Piedrahíta
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Piedrahíta you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.4%
SEPE unemployed
79
Affiliated workers (approx.)
669
Self-employed (approx.)
114
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria Carmen Zafra Fernandez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 288 km · 186 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 69.6 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 175.9 km · 128 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 463 km · 397 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 69.6 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PEÑARANDA DE BRACAMONTE · 57.6 km · 74 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Piedrahíta · 1.4 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
1,090
666 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
385
235 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
159
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2755 sunshine hours
Piedrahíta averages about 2755 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 91.6%
SETELECO reports 91.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Piedrahíta
Piedrahíta is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 3,010 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1110 €/m². Compare Piedrahíta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05186 · CP 05186 · lat 40.469926374488985, lon -5.338412874566687 · 210 m · Income: €31,689