Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37243
La Peña
La Peña: living in Salamanca
La Peña offers 2606 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
69
Avg. summer temp
22°C
Best place to buy a house
#7965 / 8133
Overall score
4.4/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,606 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 · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.8% of padrón; international residents 2.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 62.5; foreign residents 2.2%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Peña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
62.5
<16
0%
16–64
55%
65+
45%
International community
Spanish nationals: 90 (97.8%)
Foreign residents: 2 (2.2%)
- Portugal: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 74% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 37004 (12.2km)
307 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
Day trip
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72.7 km
- 03Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 88.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Peña
€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 Peña you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
3
Affiliated workers (approx.)
27
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€135,000
Expenses
€135,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Alberto Delgado Santos (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Salamanca · 57 km · 66 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 62 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 67 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 149 km · 186 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CARBAJALES DE ALBA · 98.2 km · 84 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Vitigudino · 27.1 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
62
899 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
20
290 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3
43 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
2606 sunshine hours
La Peña averages about 2606 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).
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About La Peña
La Peña is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 3,489 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1289 €/m². Compare La Peña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37243 · CP 37243 · lat 41.17402291997928, lon -6.522554705979985 · 689 m · Income: €28,141