León · Castilla y León · CP 24209
Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo: living in León
Villafranca del Bierzo 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
2,591
Avg. summer temp
18.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#4752 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~187 min; coach ~173 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.1% over the series; mean age 55.8; foreign residents 3.3%; 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 57.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Villafranca del Bierzo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.8
<16
7%
16–64
54.3%
65+
38.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,803 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 96 (3.3%)
- Bulgaria: 31
- Romania: 15
- Portugal: 10
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Poland: 3
- France: 2
- Argentina: 2
- Colombia: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24196 (8.7km)
280 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.6 km
- 02Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.3 km
- 03Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.2 km
Day trip
- 04Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 32.1 km
- 05Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.5 km
- 06Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 51.2 km
- 07Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54 km
- 08Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villafranca del Bierzo
€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 Villafranca del Bierzo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
116
Affiliated workers (approx.)
996
Self-employed (approx.)
169
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,090,320
Expenses
€3,090,320
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Manuel Pereira Vega (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
León · 85 km · 98 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 90 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 95 km · 110 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 57 km · 71 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TORAL DE LOS VADOS · 38.2 km · 187 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villafranca Del Bierzo · 26.9 km · 173 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
1,656
639 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
613
237 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
182
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2382 sunshine hours
Villafranca del Bierzo 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.
Natura 2000 ~57%
About 57% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafranca del Bierzo is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,977 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1877 €/m². Compare Villafranca del Bierzo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24209 · CP 24209 · lat 42.699295548656806, lon -6.808409245983177 · 177 m · Income: €27,596