Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49264
Villar del Buey
Villar del Buey: living in Zamora
Villar del Buey offers 2608 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
483
Avg. summer temp
21.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6750 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~233 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,608 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −6.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 60.7; foreign residents 0.5%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 63.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Villar del Buey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.7
<16
4.2%
16–64
46.9%
65+
49%
International community
Spanish nationals: 568 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 3 (0.5%)
- Italy: 1
- Portugal: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 49136 (6.6km)
307 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2 km
Day trip
- 02Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.8 km
- 03Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 82.8 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 84.7 km
- 05Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 88.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar del Buey
€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 Villar del Buey you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
161
Self-employed (approx.)
27
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,150,012
Expenses
€1,150,012
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Maria Nieto Vaquero (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 357.1 km · 233 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zamora) · 55.7 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 153.7 km · 119 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 339.7 km · 291 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 55.7 km · 65 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CARBAJALES DE ALBA · 63.1 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Central de Camionagem de Miranda do Douro · 25.3 km · 22 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
362
749 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
153
317 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
52
108 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2608 sunshine hours
Villar del Buey averages about 2608 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.
Natura 2000 ~64%
About 64% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Villar del Buey
Villar del Buey is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 1,155 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1655 €/m². Compare Villar del Buey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49264 · CP 49264 · lat 41.327768698568896, lon -6.274960689772244 · 155 m · Income: €25,821