León · Castilla y León · CP 24199
Vegaquemada
Vegaquemada: living in León
Vegaquemada offers 2537 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
418
Avg. summer temp
19.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#6813 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~51 min; airport ~141 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,537 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.0% over the series; mean age 57.5; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~17.4 km).
Place location
Vegaquemada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.5
<16
5.8%
16–64
50.5%
65+
43.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 432 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 7 (1.6%)
- Italy: 3
- Romania: 2
- Chile: 2
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 24076 (18.0km)
298 approx. sunny days · 19 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 11 km
Day trip
- 02Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.2 km
- 03Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34 km
- 04Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.7 km
- 05Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 38 km
- 06Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vegaquemada
€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 Vegaquemada you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
149
Self-employed (approx.)
25
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€671,220
Expenses
€671,220
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Isabel Fresno Fresno (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 182.9 km · 141 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 44.7 km · 51 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 44.5 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 154.1 km · 118 min
Nearest city
León · 44.7 km · 51 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BOÑAR · 9.6 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · San Bartolome De Rueda · 15.7 km · 13 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
285
682 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
100
239 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
45
108 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2537 sunshine hours
Vegaquemada averages about 2537 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.
About Vegaquemada
Vegaquemada is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,295 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1195 €/m². Compare Vegaquemada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24199 · CP 24199 · lat 42.79852624204358, lon -5.329423399701682 · 395 m · Income: €29,856