Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34237
Villaumbrales
Villaumbrales: living in Palencia
Villaumbrales offers 2553 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
627
Avg. summer temp
21.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2813 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~163 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. About 2,553 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.3% of padrón; international residents 1.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 50.3; foreign residents 1.7%; 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 ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Villaumbrales in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.3
<16
9.5%
16–64
62.6%
65+
27.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 637 (98.3%)
Foreign residents: 11 (1.7%)
- Morocco: 8
- Germany: 1
- Chile: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.08, -4.61)
300 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 73 km
- 02Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 75.4 km
- 03Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 78.6 km
- 04Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 82.1 km
- 05Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 84.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villaumbrales
€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 Villaumbrales you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
280
Self-employed (approx.)
47
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,034,552
Expenses
€710,776
Balance
€323,776
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carolina Valbuena Bermudez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 216.6 km · 163 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 68.2 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 70.8 km · 69 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 211.6 km · 148 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 21.2 km · 65 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRIJOTA · 8.6 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Av. Asturias -P · 12.7 km · 29 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
533
850 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
129
206 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2553 sunshine hours
Villaumbrales averages about 2553 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.
Fibre at 92.9%
SETELECO reports 92.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Villaumbrales
Villaumbrales is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 4,089 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1489 €/m². Compare Villaumbrales with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34237 · CP 34237 · lat 42.07506118865434, lon -4.614342309105351 · 389 m · Income: €29,741