Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34052
Castrillo de Villavega
Castrillo de Villavega: living in Palencia
Castrillo de Villavega 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
167
Avg. summer temp
19.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6031 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~136 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.4% of padrón; international residents 0.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment +16.7% over the series; mean age 60.4; foreign residents 0.6%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.6 km).
Place location
Castrillo de Villavega in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.4
<16
2.3%
16–64
56.1%
65+
41.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 173 (99.4%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.6%)
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 30% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34025 (4.0km)
294 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.6 km
- 02Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.3 km
- 03Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.1 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.3 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 55.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castrillo de Villavega
€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 Castrillo de Villavega you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
67
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€191,000
Expenses
€191,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- GITV
Sara Plaza Prieto (GITV)
2023–2027 · Grupo Independiente Palencia Tierra Viva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 169 km · 136 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 82.9 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 114.9 km · 82 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 169.2 km · 117 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 74.5 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ESPINOSA DE VILLAGONZALO · 12.2 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castrillo De Villavega · 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
176
1,054 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
57
341 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
84 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2497 sunshine hours
Castrillo de Villavega averages about 2497 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.7%) makes Castrillo de Villavega 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 Castrillo de Villavega
Castrillo de Villavega is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,224 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2424 €/m². Compare Castrillo de Villavega with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34052 · CP 34052 · lat 42.45458063957051, lon -4.477941905896043 · 324 m · Income: €28,098