León · Castilla y León · CP 24083
Igüeña
Igüeña: living in León
Igüeña offers 2437 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,012
Avg. summer temp
20.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6337 / 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 · 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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~172 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,437 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.5% of padrón; international residents 6.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 54.4; foreign residents 6.5%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 30.9% of the area (nearest site ~4.2 km).
Place location
Igüeña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.4
<16
5.8%
16–64
61.7%
65+
32.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,071 (93.5%)
Foreign residents: 74 (6.5%)
- Portugal: 55
- Morocco: 6
- Colombia: 5
- Poland: 3
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24014 (17.0km)
287 approx. sunny days · 30 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.7 km
Day trip
- 02Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.4 km
- 03Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.5 km
- 04Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 39.5 km
- 05Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.1 km
- 06Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Igüeña
€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 Igüeña you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
444
Self-employed (approx.)
75
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,772,400
Expenses
€1,772,400
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio Alider Presa Iglesias (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) · 244.7 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 103.2 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 101.9 km · 97 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 138.3 km · 119 min
Nearest city
León · 103.2 km · 103 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BRAÑUELAS · 17.2 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Igueña · 1.8 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
765
756 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
219
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
111
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2437 sunshine hours
Igüeña averages about 2437 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.4%) makes Igüeña a practical base for remote work.
About Igüeña
Igüeña is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,297 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2997 €/m². Compare Igüeña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24083 · CP 24083 · lat 42.736318505544496, lon -6.266481349892536 · 297 m · Income: €32,132