Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49222
Torres del Carrizal
Torres del Carrizal: living in Zamora
Torres del Carrizal 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
413
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#3637 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~200 min; Renfe ~35 min; coach ~35 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.2% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~12.2 km).
Place location
Torres del Carrizal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
9.9%
16–64
63.6%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 399 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 11 (2.7%)
- Bulgaria: 10
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.63, -5.68)
309 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
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 · 10.1 km
Day trip
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.9 km
- 03Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Torres del Carrizal
€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 Torres del Carrizal you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.8%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
187
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€363,800
Expenses
€363,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- I.U.
Juan Carlos Nieto Arias (I.U.)
2023–2027 · Izquierda Unida
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 307.2 km · 200 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zamora) · 30.3 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 107.6 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 278.5 km · 176 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 30.3 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ZAMORA · 17.9 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Zamora · 17.7 km · 35 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
317
768 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
74
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
38
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2625 sunshine hours
Torres del Carrizal averages about 2625 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Torres del Carrizal 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 Torres del Carrizal
Torres del Carrizal is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 1,029 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1529 €/m². Compare Torres del Carrizal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49222 · CP 49222 · lat 41.63322935133579, lon -5.680539449198516 · 929 m · Income: €29,327