Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49128
Morales de Rey
Morales de Rey: living in Zamora
Morales de Rey offers 2580 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
529
Avg. summer temp
22.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#5502 / 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 · 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. About 2,580 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.8% over the series; mean age 56.2; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Morales de Rey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.2
<16
7.2%
16–64
54.3%
65+
38.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 568 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.6%)
- Portugal: 2
- Romania: 2
- Italy: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 20% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.06, -5.79)
304 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.3 km
Day trip
- 02Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 58.1 km
- 03Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59 km
- 04Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72.7 km
- 05Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 78.9 km
- 06Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 81.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Morales de Rey
€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 Morales de Rey you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.9%
SEPE unemployed
37
Affiliated workers (approx.)
201
Self-employed (approx.)
34
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€365,477
Expenses
€365,477
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PIMV
Ignacio Palmero García (PIMV)
2023–2027 · Partido Independiente de Morales y Vecilla
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 237.7 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 77.4 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 76 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 208.9 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 93.1 km · 90 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ABEJERA · 54.7 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Torre Del Valle · 8.5 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
384
726 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
114
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
33
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2580 sunshine hours
Morales de Rey averages about 2580 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 93.9%
SETELECO reports 93.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Morales de Rey
Morales de Rey is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 4,574 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3374 €/m². Compare Morales de Rey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49128 · CP 49128 · lat 42.05943154147403, lon -5.785083662863213 · 874 m · Income: €24,225