Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37286
San Martín del Castañar
San Martín del Castañar: living in Salamanca
San Martín del Castañar offers 2658 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
233
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6096 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~96 min; airport ~201 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,658 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −42.9% over the series; mean age 58.0; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
San Martín del Castañar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58
<16
4.4%
16–64
61%
65+
34.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 220 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 3 (1.3%)
- France: 1
- Portugal: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 67% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10135 (19.9km)
313 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.2%
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 · 0 km
Day trip
- 02Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.5 km
- 03Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 37.9 km
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.4 km
- 05Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 45.6 km
- 06Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 49.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Martín del Castañar
€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 San Martín del Castañar you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
101
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€441,942
Expenses
€441,942
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alfonso Buenaventura Calvo 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) · 290.7 km · 201 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 93.2 km · 96 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 210.8 km · 156 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 455.8 km · 391 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 93.2 km · 96 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 75.4 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 8.6 km · 7 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
142
609 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
43
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
25
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2658 sunshine hours
San Martín del Castañar averages about 2658 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 83.2%
SETELECO reports 83.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About San Martín del Castañar
San Martín del Castañar is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 3,616 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1416 €/m². Compare San Martín del Castañar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37286 · CP 37286 · lat 40.524176144708534, lon -6.077688618981415 · 816 m · Income: €24,798