Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34199
Velilla del Río Carrión
Velilla del Río Carrión: living in Palencia
Velilla del Río Carrión offers 2447 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,104
Avg. summer temp
15.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1602 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~87 min; coach ~79 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,447 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.8% of padrón; international residents 0.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.7% over the series; mean age 53.9; foreign residents 0.2%; 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 94.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Velilla del Río Carrión in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.9
<16
6.4%
16–64
61.5%
65+
32.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,265 (99.8%)
Foreign residents: 3 (0.2%)
- Morocco: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 100% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34185 (9.2km)
288 approx. sunny days · 50 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 3.7 km
- 03Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 04Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.4 km
- 05Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.4 km
- 06Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.5 km
- 07Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.9 km
- 08Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 52.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Velilla del Río Carrión
€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 Velilla del Río Carrión you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
41
Affiliated workers (approx.)
483
Self-employed (approx.)
81
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,271,169
Expenses
€1,899,869
Balance
€371,300
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Gonzalo Perez Ibañez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Palencia · 64 km · 74 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 69 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 74 km · 86 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 96 km · 120 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GUARDO · 24.1 km · 87 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Velilla Del Rio Carrion · 18.8 km · 79 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
704
638 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
202
183 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
105
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2447 sunshine hours
Velilla del Río Carrión averages about 2447 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~95%
About 95% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Velilla del Río Carrión
Velilla del Río Carrión is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 3,316 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 716 €/m². Compare Velilla del Río Carrión with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34199 · CP 34199 · lat 42.89951636951095, lon -4.7828343328913805 · 516 m · Income: €33,020