Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34084
Herrera de Valdecañas
Herrera de Valdecañas: living in Palencia
Herrera de Valdecañas offers 2535 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
148
Avg. summer temp
21.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4343 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~130 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,535 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −6.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 54.5; foreign residents 1.2%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Herrera de Valdecañas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.5
<16
6%
16–64
57%
65+
36.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 159 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 2 (1.2%)
- Portugal: 1
- Argentina: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.04, -4.20)
298 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
- 01Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.7 km
- 02Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 71.2 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 73.1 km
- 04Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 75.9 km
- 05Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 78.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Herrera de Valdecañas
€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 Herrera de Valdecañas you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
60
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€510,060
Expenses
€510,060
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Victor Arroyo Gallardo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 172.6 km · 130 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 63.5 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 77.3 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 232.9 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 38.7 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUINTANA DEL PUENTE · 7 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Belgica(Cereaduey) -P · 33.4 km · 35 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
105
709 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
34
230 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
17
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
19 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2535 sunshine hours
Herrera de Valdecañas averages about 2535 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Herrera de Valdecañas a practical base for remote work.
About Herrera de Valdecañas
Herrera de Valdecañas is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,319 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2519 €/m². Compare Herrera de Valdecañas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34084 · CP 34084 · lat 42.042276188520425, lon -4.20456343806306 · 419 m · Income: €36,537