Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37046
Béjar
Béjar: living in Salamanca
Béjar offers 2748 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,993
Avg. summer temp
18.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#687 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.7/10
Better than other places. About 2,748 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.5% over the series; mean age 50.1; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~400; Natura 2000 covers about 71.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Béjar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.1
<16
11%
16–64
58.7%
65+
30.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,293 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 446 (3.5%)
- Romania: 103
- Morocco: 63
- Algeria: 40
- Paraguay: 28
- Bulgaria: 21
- Portugal: 20
- Peru: 20
- China: 17
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05199 (8.2km)
323 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 8.5 km
- 02Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 15.8 km
- 03Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.2 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.6 km
Day trip
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.2 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 51 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 57.9 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 59.8 km
- 09Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 63.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Béjar
€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 Béjar you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.7%
SEPE unemployed
686
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,966
Self-employed (approx.)
845
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,683,003
Expenses
€11,508,241
Balance
€174,762
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio Camara Lopez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 245.3 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 74 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 196.2 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 473.8 km · 406 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 74 km · 52 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 57.3 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Béjar · 1.6 km · 3 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
6,701
559 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,149
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
945
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
13
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Béjar is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, autonomous…
Béjar is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and León.
As of 2024, it had a population of 11,949
As of 2024, it had a population of 11,949.
The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving textile manufacturing…
The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving textile manufacturing industry.
About Béjar
Béjar is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,570 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2170 €/m². Compare Béjar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37046 · CP 37046 · lat 40.38986490690273, lon -5.769509633873424 · 570 m · Income: €27,520