Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37087
Carrascal de Barregas
Carrascal de Barregas: living in Salamanca
Carrascal de Barregas offers 2642 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,456
Avg. summer temp
22.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3432 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~225 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,642 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.7% over the series; mean age 38.5; foreign residents 2.1%; 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 · 1.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~11.1 km).
Place location
Carrascal de Barregas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.5
<16
20.9%
16–64
69.4%
65+
9.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,181 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 25 (2.1%)
- Romania: 7
- Colombia: 6
- Italy: 5
- Germany: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- Argentina: 1
- China: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.94, -5.80)
311 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.2 km
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56 km
- 03Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 65 km
- 04Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 66.7 km
- 05Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 75 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carrascal de Barregas
€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 Carrascal de Barregas you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
720
Self-employed (approx.)
121
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,551,311
Expenses
€1,551,311
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Noelia Merino Hernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 263 km · 225 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 14.4 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 131.9 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 390.9 km · 335 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 14.4 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MORISCOS · 24 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Junta de Castilla y León · Estación de autobuses de Salamanca · 14 km · 40 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
898
617 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
126
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
131
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
61
68 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2642 sunshine hours
Carrascal de Barregas averages about 2642 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.4%
SETELECO reports 88.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Carrascal de Barregas
Carrascal de Barregas is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,695 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2295 €/m². Compare Carrascal de Barregas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37087 · CP 37087 · lat 40.94318954821874, lon -5.803190891033076 · 695 m · Income: €44,645