León · Castilla y León · CP 24016
Benuza
Benuza: living in León
Benuza offers 2471 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
457
Avg. summer temp
20.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#7794 / 8133
Overall score
4.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~128 min; airport ~175 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,471 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population +3.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.4% over the series; mean age 56.3; foreign residents 1.5%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 3.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.0 km).
Place location
Benuza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.3
<16
4.3%
16–64
55.8%
65+
39.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 522 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 8 (1.5%)
- Portugal: 3
- France: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 27% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24115 (15.7km)
291 approx. sunny days · 26 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.2 km
- 02Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.9 km
- 03Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.5 km
- 04Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.7 km
- 05Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.2 km
Day trip
- 06Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 46.9 km
- 07Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 47.3 km
- 08Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 47.3 km
- 09Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.2 km
- 10O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benuza
€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 Benuza you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
181
Self-employed (approx.)
31
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€542,000
Expenses
€542,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Domingo Cabo Valle (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 235.8 km · 175 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 145.2 km · 128 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 174.7 km · 141 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 237.7 km · 177 min
Nearest city
León · 176.1 km · 147 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUEREÑO · 18.4 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Baña · 16.8 km · 14 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
299
654 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
170
372 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
38
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2471 sunshine hours
Benuza averages about 2471 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Benuza
Benuza is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,083 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2783 €/m². Compare Benuza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24016 · CP 24016 · lat 42.38124131970231, lon -6.672563494555539 · 983 m · Income: €32,293