Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49155
Piedrahita de Castro
Piedrahita de Castro: living in Zamora
Piedrahita de Castro offers 2625 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
104
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#5902 / 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 · 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~201 min; Renfe ~57 min; coach ~57 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,625 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 56.1; foreign residents 3.4%; 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~17.3 km).
Place location
Piedrahita de Castro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.1
<16
2.8%
16–64
54.7%
65+
42.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 84 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 3 (3.4%)
- Argentina: 2
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 19% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.67, -5.73)
309 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
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 · 6.1 km
Day trip
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.6 km
- 03Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 46 km
- 04Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 83.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Piedrahita de Castro
€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 Piedrahita de Castro you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.5%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
40
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€142,810
Expenses
€142,810
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ZSI
Francisco Salvador Santiago (ZSI)
2023–2027 · Zamora Sí
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 284.7 km · 201 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zamora) · 42.1 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 123 km · 105 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 255.9 km · 177 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 42.1 km · 68 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ZAMORA · 33.9 km · 57 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Zamora · 33.8 km · 57 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
97
933 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
14
135 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
6
58 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
2625 sunshine hours
Piedrahita de Castro averages about 2625 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Piedrahita de Castro a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Piedrahita de Castro
Piedrahita de Castro is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 4,664 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3464 €/m². Compare Piedrahita de Castro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49155 · CP 49155 · lat 41.673322326993954, lon -5.734233003390154 · 964 m · Income: €33,093