Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34238
Villaviudas
Villaviudas: living in Palencia
Villaviudas offers 2565 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
356
Avg. summer temp
21.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2571 / 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~144 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,565 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 93.6% of padrón; international residents 6.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.2% over the series; mean age 51.7; foreign residents 6.4%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.5 km).
Place location
Villaviudas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.7
<16
8%
16–64
55.1%
65+
36.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 334 (93.6%)
Foreign residents: 23 (6.4%)
- Morocco: 12
- Bulgaria: 5
- Ecuador: 5
- Algeria: 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 (41.96, -4.33)
302 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
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 · 62.8 km
- 02Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72 km
- 03Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 77.6 km
- 04Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 80.6 km
- 05Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 85.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villaviudas
€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 Villaviudas you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.6%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
140
Self-employed (approx.)
24
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,256,523
Expenses
€1,264,931
Balance
€991,592
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- GITV
Juan Carlos Cantera Fernandez (GITV)
2023–2027 · Grupo Independiente Palencia Tierra Viva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 196.1 km · 144 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 62.2 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 64.7 km · 60 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 219.2 km · 141 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 25 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MAGAZ · 10.9 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ctra.Burgos(Rotonda)-P · 17.9 km · 24 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
217
610 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
70
197 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
37
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2565 sunshine hours
Villaviudas averages about 2565 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Villaviudas 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 Villaviudas
Villaviudas is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 4,090 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1490 €/m². Compare Villaviudas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34238 · CP 34238 · lat 41.95569939963462, lon -4.3289726719353485 · 390 m · Income: €34,477