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Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34121
Palenzuela
Palenzuela: living in Palencia
Palenzuela offers 2547 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
212
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#5269 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~184 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,547 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 92.2% of padrón; international residents 7.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.0% over the series; mean age 52.2; foreign residents 7.8%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.6 km).
Place location
Palenzuela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.2
<16
6.1%
16–64
61.3%
65+
32.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 190 (92.2%)
Foreign residents: 16 (7.8%)
- Morocco: 11
- Romania: 2
- France: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 22% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.03, -4.09)
300 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99%
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 · 42.6 km
- 02Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.1 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 71.7 km
- 04Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 74.5 km
- 05Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 78.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palenzuela
€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 Palenzuela you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
93
Self-employed (approx.)
16
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€388,200
Expenses
€388,200
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Sara Esteban de los Mozos (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 182.5 km · 184 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 73.3 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 92.9 km · 121 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 248.5 km · 205 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 54.3 km · 128 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUINTANA DEL PUENTE · 14.4 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Lerma · 36.3 km · 31 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
176
830 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
64
302 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
23 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2547 sunshine hours
Palenzuela averages about 2547 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99%) makes Palenzuela 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 Palenzuela
Palenzuela is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 3,091 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3291 €/m². Compare Palenzuela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34121 · CP 34121 · lat 42.02789925220921, lon -4.090363484999553 · 291 m · Income: €29,823