León · Castilla y León · CP 24049
Castropodame
Castropodame: living in León
Castropodame offers 2437 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,570
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4208 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 5.9/10
Average. Hospital ~94 min; airport ~149 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,437 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.9% over the series; mean age 51.6; foreign residents 3.1%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~25.1 km).
Place location
Castropodame in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.6
<16
8.3%
16–64
62%
65+
29.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,578 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 50 (3.1%)
- Portugal: 26
- France: 4
- Romania: 4
- Italy: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- Germany: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Morocco: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24057 (6.6km)
287 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.4 km
- 02Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38 km
- 03Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41 km
- 04Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45 km
- 05Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 46.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castropodame
€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 Castropodame you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
64
Affiliated workers (approx.)
691
Self-employed (approx.)
117
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,283,597
Expenses
€1,283,597
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Josefa Alvarez Fernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 221.9 km · 149 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 108.2 km · 94 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 106.8 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 223.8 km · 151 min
Nearest city
León · 108.2 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BEMBIBRE · 6.1 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Matachana · 4.2 km · 18 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
1,062
676 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
281
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
151
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2437 sunshine hours
Castropodame averages about 2437 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.
Fibre at 87.6%
SETELECO reports 87.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Castropodame
Castropodame is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,179 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2879 €/m². Compare Castropodame with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24049 · CP 24049 · lat 42.578591518079406, lon -6.442809797565056 · 179 m · Income: €32,851