Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39012
Cabezón de la Sal
Cabezón de la Sal: living in Cantabria
Cabezón de la Sal offers 2057 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
8,226
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1837 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~29 min; airport ~57 min; Renfe ~2 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,057 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.2% over the series; mean age 45.5; foreign residents 2.5%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Cabezón de la Sal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.5
<16
14.4%
16–64
64%
65+
21.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,090 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 211 (2.5%)
- Romania: 27
- Brazil: 24
- Paraguay: 17
- China: 16
- Russia: 15
- Morocco: 13
- Italy: 11
- Colombia: 10
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 103 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.31, -4.23)
242 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sequoias del Monte Cabezón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.3 km
- 02Oyambre (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.2 km
- 03Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.7 km
- 04La Viesca (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 13.1 km
- 05Pozo Tremeo (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 06Cuevas del Pendo-Peñajorao (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 26.1 km
- 07Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 32.8 km
- 08Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.1 km
- 09Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.3 km
- 10Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 50.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cabezón de la Sal
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cabezón de la Sal you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
344
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,739
Self-employed (approx.)
632
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,118,002
Expenses
€5,563,242
Balance
€554,760
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Cantabria")
Oscar Lopez Soto (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Cantabria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 44.3 km · 57 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 40.3 km · 29 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 245 km · 147 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 44.5 km · 38 min
Nearest city
Santander · 40.3 km · 29 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CABEZÓN DE LA SAL · 0.8 km · 2 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cabezon De La Sal · 0.5 km · 1 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
4,632
563 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
985
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
723
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
36
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2057 sunshine hours
Cabezón de la Sal averages about 2057 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Cabezón de la Sal a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Cabezón de la Sal.
About Cabezón de la Sal
Cabezón de la Sal is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,555 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2855 €/m². Compare Cabezón de la Sal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39012 · CP 39012 · lat 43.31123732252103, lon -4.231817589566196 · 655 m · Income: €33,990