Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34006
Alba de Cerrato
Alba de Cerrato: living in Palencia
Alba de Cerrato offers 2587 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
80
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3208 / 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 · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~174 min; Renfe ~41 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,587 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 53.7; foreign residents 0.0%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 16.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Alba de Cerrato in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.7
<16
10.1%
16–64
54.4%
65+
35.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 87 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.80, -4.37)
304 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.1 km
- 02Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.8 km
- 03Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 67.9 km
- 04Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 70.1 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 80.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alba de Cerrato
€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 Alba de Cerrato you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
32
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€177,710
Expenses
€177,710
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Alvaro Garcia Ruiz (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 235 km · 174 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 48.7 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 51.3 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 245.7 km · 165 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 64.6 km · 91 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUBILLAS DE SANTA MARTA · 22 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Dueñas · 19.9 km · 41 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
70
875 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
22
275 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
200 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2587 sunshine hours
Alba de Cerrato averages about 2587 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Alba de Cerrato a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alba de Cerrato
Alba de Cerrato is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,073 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2273 €/m². Compare Alba de Cerrato with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34006 · CP 34006 · lat 41.80058240348368, lon -4.368520330838359 · 173 m · Income: €34,468