Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37008
Alba de Tormes
Alba de Tormes: living in Salamanca
Alba de Tormes offers 2681 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,099
Avg. summer temp
22.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2355 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.0/10
Average. Housing about 994 €/m²; cost of living at 45% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~183 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,681 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.0% of padrón; international residents 3.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −2.0% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 3.0%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Alba de Tormes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
13.8%
16–64
64.5%
65+
21.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,030 (97.0%)
Foreign residents: 156 (3.0%)
- Bulgaria: 38
- Romania: 19
- Portugal: 18
- Morocco: 17
- Senegal: 10
- Algeria: 8
- Brazil: 8
- Colombia: 4
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.83, -5.51)
315 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 50.1 km
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.2 km
- 03Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.2 km
- 04Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 65.3 km
- 05Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 69.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alba de Tormes
€4,484
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€206
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€384
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alba de Tormes you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
292
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,324
Self-employed (approx.)
395
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,786,045
Expenses
€6,667,695
Balance
€118,350
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Concepción Miguelez Simón (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 303.8 km · 183 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 23.3 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 149.7 km · 107 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 408.2 km · 350 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 23.3 km · 37 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BABILAFUENTE · 19.4 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Alba de Tormes · 1.4 km · 5 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
3,283
644 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
639
125 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
262
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
21
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
58
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2681 sunshine hours
Alba de Tormes averages about 2681 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91.7%
SETELECO reports 91.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Alba de Tormes.
About Alba de Tormes
Alba de Tormes is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,448 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2048 €/m². Compare Alba de Tormes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37008 · CP 37008 · lat 40.82801298558844, lon -5.509393245430309 · 448 m · Income: €31,018