Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34025
Bárcena de Campos
Bárcena de Campos: living in Palencia
Bárcena de Campos offers 2497 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
53
Avg. summer temp
19.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#3617 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~142 min; Renfe ~35 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,497 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.5°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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 66.9; foreign residents 10.2%; 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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.7 km).
Place location
Bárcena de Campos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
66.9
<16
0%
16–64
44%
65+
56%
International community
Spanish nationals: 53 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 6 (10.2%)
- Cuba: 3
- France: 2
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 31% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.49, -4.50)
294 approx. sunny days · 11 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
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.4 km
- 02Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
- 03Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 41.6 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.9 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 51.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bárcena de Campos
€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 Bárcena de Campos you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€98,600
Expenses
€98,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Angel Gutierrez de la Fuente (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 172.7 km · 142 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 86.6 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 118.6 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 172.8 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 78.2 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · OSORNO · 24 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Barcena De Campos · 0.4 km · 1 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
45
849 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
4
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
5
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around 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
2497 sunshine hours
Bárcena de Campos averages about 2497 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Bárcena de Campos 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 Bárcena de Campos
Bárcena de Campos is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,134 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2334 €/m². Compare Bárcena de Campos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34025 · CP 34025 · lat 42.486985850781274, lon -4.499375693688648 · 234 m · Income: €34,493