León · Castilla y León · CP 24198
Vega de Valcarce
Vega de Valcarce: living in León
Vega de Valcarce offers 2382 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
555
Avg. summer temp
18.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3140 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,382 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 54% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 57.3; foreign residents 4.1%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 3.9% of the area (nearest site ~3.5 km).
Place location
Vega de Valcarce in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.3
<16
5.4%
16–64
55.1%
65+
39.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 581 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 25 (4.1%)
- Bulgaria: 7
- Brazil: 5
- Germany: 3
- Italy: 2
- Portugal: 2
- Colombia: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 63% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24196 (21.7km)
280 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
53.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.3 km
- 02Pregamento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 25 km
- 03Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 25 km
Day trip
- 04Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.2 km
- 05Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 40.7 km
- 06Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 41 km
- 07Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.7 km
- 08O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 62.6 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 Valcarce
€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 Vega de Valcarce you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
217
Self-employed (approx.)
37
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€483,100
Expenses
€483,100
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Luisa Gonzalez Santin (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) · 162.9 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 72.2 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 162.6 km · 93 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 188.3 km · 161 min
Nearest city
León · 155.3 km · 133 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TORAL DE LOS VADOS · 41.2 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Pedrafita Do Cebreiro · 7.2 km · 5 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
367
661 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
138
249 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
29
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2382 sunshine hours
Vega de Valcarce averages about 2382 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 Vega de Valcarce
Vega de Valcarce is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,294 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1194 €/m². Compare Vega de Valcarce with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24198 · CP 24198 · lat 42.67863075942398, lon -6.9769796284430114 · 394 m · Income: €30,735