Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34157
Saldaña
Saldaña: living in Palencia
Saldaña offers 2499 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,844
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2528 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~87 min; airport ~151 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,499 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°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 · 6.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.9% of padrón; international residents 8.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.3% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 8.1%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~4.5 km).
Place location
Saldaña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
12.2%
16–64
62.5%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,720 (91.9%)
Foreign residents: 241 (8.1%)
- Morocco: 123
- Romania: 51
- Bulgaria: 29
- Brazil: 6
- China: 6
- Portugal: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Paraguay: 3
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 21% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.56, -4.70)
294 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 36 km
- 03Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 40 km
- 04Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 50.6 km
- 05Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 57.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Saldaña
€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 Saldaña you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
90
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,267
Self-employed (approx.)
213
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,249,100
Expenses
€3,249,100
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Adolfo Fernando Palacios Rodriguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 163.8 km · 151 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 116.5 km · 87 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 99.8 km · 87 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 164 km · 132 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 73.1 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GUARDO APEADERO · 32.1 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Membrillar · 1.7 km · 8 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
1,824
641 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
500
176 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
156
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
66
36 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2499 sunshine hours
Saldaña averages about 2499 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.8%) makes Saldaña 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 Saldaña
Saldaña is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 3,190 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3390 €/m². Compare Saldaña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34157 · CP 34157 · lat 42.559061993790046, lon -4.703415977350908 · 390 m · Income: €31,091