Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34170
Santibáñez de Ecla
Santibáñez de Ecla: living in Palencia
Santibáñez de Ecla offers 2478 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
42
Avg. summer temp
18.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6784 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~102 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,478 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.1% of padrón; international residents 1.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 67.2; foreign residents 1.9%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~15.7 km).
Place location
Santibáñez de Ecla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
67.2
<16
0%
16–64
41.7%
65+
58.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 51 (98.1%)
Foreign residents: 1 (1.9%)
- Peru: 1
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 via neighbor 34139 (5.3km)
292 approx. sunny days · 12 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
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.3 km
- 02Laberinto de las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.5 km
- 03Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.7 km
- 04Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 18 km
- 05Cascada de Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.3 km
Day trip
- 06Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.6 km
- 08Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 43 km
- 09Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 50.3 km
- 10Oyambre (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 68.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santibáñez de Ecla
€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 Santibáñez de Ecla you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€88,313
Expenses
€88,313
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Miguel Angel Calvo Redondo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 130.8 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 110.2 km · 102 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 142.2 km · 122 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 130.9 km · 118 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 101.6 km · 126 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MAVE · 10.1 km · 9 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Aguilar De Campoo (Siro) · 15.5 km · 13 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
42
1,000 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
6
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1
24 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2478 sunshine hours
Santibáñez de Ecla averages about 2478 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Santibáñez de Ecla a practical base for remote work.
About Santibáñez de Ecla
Santibáñez de Ecla is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 3,245 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3445 €/m². Compare Santibáñez de Ecla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34170 · CP 34170 · lat 42.71919280151765, lon -4.367142257081525 · 445 m · Income: €33,499