Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37078
Candelario
Candelario: living in Salamanca
Candelario offers 2748 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
832
Avg. summer temp
18.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3710 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~164 min; Renfe ~65 min; coach ~28 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.2% of padrón; international residents 0.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.9% over the series; mean age 55.6; foreign residents 0.8%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Candelario in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.6
<16
7.9%
16–64
56.1%
65+
35.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 872 (99.2%)
Foreign residents: 7 (0.8%)
- Bulgaria: 2
- France: 1
- Portugal: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05199 (9.3km)
323 approx. sunny days · 26 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.3%
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 · 2.7 km
- 02Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10 km
- 03Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 12 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.1 km
Day trip
- 05Corredor Pinares del Río Tiétar (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 36 km
- 06Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 39.5 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 49.3 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 54.4 km
- 09Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Candelario
€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 Candelario you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
32
Affiliated workers (approx.)
331
Self-employed (approx.)
56
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,108,946
Expenses
€1,108,946
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Pablo Antonio Hernández García (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) · 258.6 km · 164 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 84.3 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 206.6 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 482.5 km · 414 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 84.3 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 70.5 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Béjar · 13.1 km · 28 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
565
679 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
103
124 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
84
101 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2748 sunshine hours
Candelario averages about 2748 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.3%) makes Candelario a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Candelario
Candelario is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,665 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2265 €/m². Compare Candelario with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37078 · CP 37078 · lat 40.33141407571253, lon -5.748734526829007 · 665 m · Income: €30,082