Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37119
La Encina
La Encina: living in Salamanca
La Encina offers 2663 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
95
Avg. summer temp
21.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#7600 / 8133
Overall score
5.0/10
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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 · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,663 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.5°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 · 0.9/10
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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −5.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 60.5; 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 5.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
La Encina in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.5
<16
4%
16–64
47.5%
65+
48.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 99 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
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 37002 (14.2km)
313 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
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 · 18.7 km
- 02Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 22.4 km
Day trip
- 03Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 04Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 44.8 km
- 05Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46.9 km
- 06Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 61.4 km
- 07Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 61.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Encina
€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 La Encina you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.3%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
32
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€194,194
Expenses
€194,194
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Josefa Gomez Corvo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Salamanca · 89 km · 102 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 94 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 99 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 61 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 89.5 km · 77 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Bodon · 6.1 km · 5 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
60
632 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
19
200 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1
11 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
2663 sunshine hours
La Encina averages about 2663 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes La Encina 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 La Encina
La Encina is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,441 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3041 €/m². Compare La Encina with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37119 · CP 37119 · lat 40.51602543167409, lon -6.53676898580086 · 541 m · Income: €23,010