La Rioja · La Rioja · CP 26038
Canales de la Sierra
Canales de la Sierra: living in La Rioja
Canales de la Sierra offers 2337 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
84
Avg. summer temp
18.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#7758 / 8133
Overall score
4.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.4/10
Average. Housing about 963 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,337 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.0% of padrón; international residents 11.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.3/10
Average. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +66.7% over the series; mean age 56.9; foreign residents 11.0%; property prices +5.6% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.6/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Canales de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.9
<16
1.2%
16–64
66.3%
65+
32.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 81 (89.0%)
Foreign residents: 10 (11.0%)
- Bulgaria: 4
- Bolivia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€963
Flats €/m²
886 €
Houses €/m²
1040 €
6-year change
+38.7%
Province rank: # / 175 · 111% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26183 (17.2km)
275 approx. sunny days · 48 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to La Rioja
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.1 km
- 03Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.6 km
Day trip
- 04Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.2 km
- 05Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29 km
- 06La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 35 km
- 07Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.6 km
- 08Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Canales de la Sierra
€3,283
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€995
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,585
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Canales de la Sierra you pay €330 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
40
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€894,700
Expenses
€894,700
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Antonio Garcia Sanchez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Logroño · 57 km · 66 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 62 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 67 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 89 km · 111 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BRIVIESCA · 63.3 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Fresneda Sierra Tiron -Bu · 23.9 km · 20 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
42
500 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
25
298 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
167 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
2337 sunshine hours
Canales de la Sierra averages about 2337 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Canales de la Sierra
Canales de la Sierra is a municipality in La Rioja (La Rioja) with about 2,229 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 829 €/m². Compare Canales de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 26038 · CP 26038 · lat 42.167219260940534, lon -3.058782504102981 · 329 m · Income: €29,746