Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37097
Castraz
Castraz: living in Salamanca
Castraz offers 2669 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
33
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#7525 / 8133
Overall score
5.1/10
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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 · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,669 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 64.4; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Castraz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
64.4
<16
2.8%
16–64
52.8%
65+
44.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 44 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
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 via neighbor 37009 (4.8km)
314 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.1 km
Day trip
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.6 km
- 03Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 62.4 km
- 04Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 62.4 km
- 05Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 66.7 km
- 06Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 67.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castraz
€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 Castraz you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€70,903
Expenses
€70,903
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Roberto de Arriba Bernal (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Salamanca · 94 km · 108 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 99 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 104 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 66 km · 83 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA-LA ALAMEDILLA · 84.5 km · 72 min
Nearest coach
Coach · El Caseto · 22.9 km · 20 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
28
848 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
6
182 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2669 sunshine hours
Castraz averages about 2669 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes Castraz a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Castraz
Castraz is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,726 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2326 €/m². Compare Castraz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37097 · CP 37097 · lat 40.71391535574503, lon -6.321248601928881 · 726 m · Income: €31,805