Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37034
El Arco
El Arco: living in Salamanca
El Arco offers 2646 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
85
Avg. summer temp
22.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5815 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~234 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,646 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.3% of padrón; international residents 4.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 48.5; foreign residents 4.7%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
El Arco in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.5
<16
6.6%
16–64
60.4%
65+
33%
International community
Spanish nationals: 82 (95.3%)
Foreign residents: 4 (4.7%)
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
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 37130 (6.5km)
311 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
82.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.8 km
- 02Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 56.2 km
- 03Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.8 km
- 04Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 69.3 km
- 05Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 83.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Arco
€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 El Arco you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
37
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€345,400
Expenses
€345,400
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Castaño Pardo (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) · 272.6 km · 234 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 32.6 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 137.8 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 366.2 km · 314 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 27.6 km · 24 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA · 28.7 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Salamanca · 26.9 km · 23 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
64
753 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
9
106 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
10
118 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
2646 sunshine hours
El Arco averages about 2646 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 82.1%
SETELECO reports 82.1% 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 El Arco
El Arco is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,537 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2137 €/m². Compare El Arco with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37034 · CP 37034 · lat 41.10859820245565, lon -5.826940500352825 · 537 m · Income: €34,271