Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37102
El Cerro
El Cerro: living in Salamanca
El Cerro offers 2694 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
363
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#7143 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~156 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,694 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.6°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 97% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.1% over the series; mean age 59.2; foreign residents 0.5%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 23.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
El Cerro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59.2
<16
5%
16–64
50%
65+
45%
International community
Spanish nationals: 405 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 2 (0.5%)
- Colombia: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10024 (3.8km)
317 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.2 km
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.5 km
- 03Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 15.8 km
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.7 km
Day trip
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.7 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 35.2 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 42.1 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 47.9 km
- 09Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 53.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Cerro
€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 Cerro you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
129
Self-employed (approx.)
22
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€9,001
Expenses
€9,000
Balance
€1
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Carlos Garavis Gonzalez (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) · 236.6 km · 156 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 91.5 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 213.8 km · 146 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 485.1 km · 416 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 91.5 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 47.6 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estaciòn de Autobuses de Montemayor · 7.4 km · 6 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
228
628 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
87
240 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
25
69 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
2694 sunshine hours
El Cerro averages about 2694 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes El Cerro a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~23%
About 23% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About El Cerro
El Cerro is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,403 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3003 €/m². Compare El Cerro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37102 · CP 37102 · lat 40.30913811286596, lon -5.922612286194322 · 503 m · Income: €25,132