Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37234
El Payo
El Payo: living in Salamanca
El Payo offers 2665 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
302
Avg. summer temp
25°C
Best place to buy a house
#7179 / 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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~117 min; airport ~182 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,665 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 58.2; foreign residents 1.5%; 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
El Payo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.2
<16
5.6%
16–64
47.5%
65+
46.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 333 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 5 (1.5%)
- France: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 75% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10003 (8.7km)
314 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Camino de Trevejo a Jálama (Open in Maps)
Corredores Ecoculturales · 6.4 km
Day trip
- 02Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 36.2 km
- 03Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 39.2 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.9 km
- 05Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.9 km
- 06Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Payo
€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 Payo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.5%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
101
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€726,900
Expenses
€726,900
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Agapito Pascual Silva (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) · 266.8 km · 182 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 132.4 km · 117 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 250 km · 177 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 467.9 km · 401 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 156.5 km · 134 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 83.6 km · 72 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Perosin · 6.9 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
248
821 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
119
394 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
11
36 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2665 sunshine hours
El Payo averages about 2665 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Payo
El Payo is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 3,459 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1259 €/m². Compare El Payo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37234 · CP 37234 · lat 40.2940566033922, lon -6.7349573439149015 · 659 m · Income: €28,011