Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49057
Cubo de Benavente
Cubo de Benavente: living in Zamora
Cubo de Benavente offers 2575 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
115
Avg. summer temp
20.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6438 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~104 min; airport ~193 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,575 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.7% of padrón; international residents 5.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 60.7; foreign residents 5.3%; property prices +3.5% 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.7 km).
Place location
Cubo de Benavente in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.7
<16
3.3%
16–64
52.1%
65+
44.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 108 (94.7%)
Foreign residents: 6 (5.3%)
- Romania: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 27% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.13, -6.17)
303 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 25.1 km
- 02Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.5 km
- 03Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 48.5 km
- 04Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.1 km
- 05Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 55.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cubo de Benavente
€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 Cubo de Benavente you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
42
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€196,900
Expenses
€196,900
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Emiliano Bresme Paramio (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 286.7 km · 193 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 100.4 km · 104 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 99 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 224.3 km · 171 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 107 km · 121 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CABAÑAS DE ALISTE · 42.5 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castrocontrigo · 8 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
90
783 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
47
409 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
10
87 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
2575 sunshine hours
Cubo de Benavente averages about 2575 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Cubo de Benavente a practical base for remote work.
About Cubo de Benavente
Cubo de Benavente is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 3,705 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2505 €/m². Compare Cubo de Benavente with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49057 · CP 49057 · lat 42.132196515324196, lon -6.1720709459646 · 905 m · Income: €30,355