Soria · Castilla y León · CP 42069
Covaleda
Covaleda: living in Soria
Covaleda offers 2531 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,560
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5436 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~186 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,531 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.1% over the series; mean age 52.8; foreign residents 1.3%; property prices −0.6% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 34.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Covaleda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.8
<16
7.1%
16–64
58.2%
65+
34.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,658 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 22 (1.3%)
- Morocco: 7
- Romania: 6
- Italy: 3
- Poland: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+-3.5%
Province rank: # / 184 · 63% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 42161 (6.7km)
298 approx. sunny days · 32 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Soria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.7 km
- 02Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.5 km
- 03Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.5 km
- 04Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.2 km
- 05La Fuentona (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 06Sabinar de Calatañazor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.2 km
- 07Acebal de Garagüeta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.3 km
- 08Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.7 km
- 09La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 56.1 km
- 10Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 57.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Covaleda
€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 Covaleda you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
51
Affiliated workers (approx.)
646
Self-employed (approx.)
109
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,559,800
Expenses
€2,559,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Llorente Alonso (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 185.1 km · 186 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Soria) · 53 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 223.7 km · 181 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 227.9 km · 195 min
Nearest city
Soria · 53 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SORIA · 51.9 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Brieva de Cameros · 34 km · 29 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
941
603 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
329
211 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
98
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
29
31 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2531 sunshine hours
Covaleda averages about 2531 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Covaleda
Covaleda is a municipality in Soria (Castilla y León) with about 2,201 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1201 €/m². Compare Covaleda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 42069 · CP 42069 · lat 41.943794425288694, lon -2.86490736673801 · 301 m · Income: €30,775