Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37120
Encina de San Silvestre
Encina de San Silvestre: living in Salamanca
Encina de San Silvestre offers 2640 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
111
Avg. summer temp
21.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6401 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~256 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,640 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.3% over the series; mean age 53.5; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~15.8 km).
Place location
Encina de San Silvestre in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.5
<16
7%
16–64
65.2%
65+
27.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 110 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 2 (1.8%)
- Romania: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 31% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 49126 (20.9km)
311 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.6%
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 · 32.4 km
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.1 km
- 03Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 71 km
- 04Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 81.6 km
- 05Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 82.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Encina de San Silvestre
€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 Encina de San Silvestre you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
51
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€185,004
Expenses
€185,004
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Luis Vicente Sanchez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 298.5 km · 256 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 44 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 161.7 km · 124 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 383.3 km · 329 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 44 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA-LA ALAMEDILLA · 51.1 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · El Caseto · 28.7 km · 25 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
82
739 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
8
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
4
36 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
2640 sunshine hours
Encina de San Silvestre averages about 2640 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 73.6%
SETELECO reports 73.6% 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 Encina de San Silvestre
Encina de San Silvestre is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,463 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3063 €/m². Compare Encina de San Silvestre with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37120 · CP 37120 · lat 41.012442751549145, lon -6.10315544258454 · 563 m · Income: €30,493