La Rioja · La Rioja · CP 26174
Villarta-Quintana
Villarta-Quintana: living in La Rioja
Villarta-Quintana offers 2339 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
129
Avg. summer temp
18.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6429 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~58 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,339 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.6°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 86% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 58.6; foreign residents 0.7%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 37.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Villarta-Quintana in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.6
<16
5.1%
16–64
54.4%
65+
40.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 139 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.7%)
- Ukraine: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€963
Flats €/m²
886 €
Houses €/m²
1040 €
6-year change
+38.7%
Province rank: # / 175 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09424 (4.0km)
275 approx. sunny days · 24 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Logroño
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 16 km
- 02Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.3 km
Day trip
- 03Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.7 km
- 04Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.3 km
- 05Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 40.9 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.7 km
- 07Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villarta-Quintana
€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 Villarta-Quintana you pay €330 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
4
Affiliated workers (approx.)
50
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€366,000
Expenses
€366,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Rafael Villar Perez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 74.4 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 57.5 km · 58 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 225.2 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 173.1 km · 154 min
Nearest city
Logroño · 57.5 km · 58 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PANCORBO · 34.1 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Quintana · 2.8 km · 2 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
100
775 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
42
326 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
21
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2339 sunshine hours
Villarta-Quintana averages about 2339 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~37%
About 37% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 86.3%
SETELECO reports 86.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Villarta-Quintana
Villarta-Quintana is a municipality in La Rioja (La Rioja) with about 3,310 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1910 €/m². Compare Villarta-Quintana with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 26174 · CP 26174 · lat 42.40652243587931, lon -3.0585159546883953 · 510 m · Income: €26,816