Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05013
El Arenal
El Arenal: living in Ávila
El Arenal offers 2706 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
961
Avg. summer temp
22.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1153 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.0/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~206 min; Renfe ~77 min; coach ~33 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,706 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.3% of padrón; international residents 5.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.1% over the series; mean age 53.8; foreign residents 5.7%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
El Arenal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.8
<16
7.2%
16–64
54.2%
65+
38.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 918 (94.3%)
Foreign residents: 55 (5.7%)
- Romania: 23
- France: 13
- Morocco: 3
- Portugal: 2
- Algeria: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- Argentina: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.28, -5.08)
318 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 0 km
Day trip
- 02Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 25.5 km
- 03Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.8 km
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.3 km
- 05Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 66.1 km
- 06Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 72.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Arenal
€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 El Arenal you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
368
Self-employed (approx.)
63
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Angel Gonzalez Cortazar (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 305.8 km · 206 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 76.4 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 179.1 km · 147 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 494.9 km · 424 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 83.1 km · 95 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TALAVERA DE LA REINA · 55.5 km · 77 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estacion de autobuses de Arenas de San Pedro · 11.2 km · 33 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
500
520 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
264
275 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
47
49 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
3
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2706 sunshine hours
El Arenal averages about 2706 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About El Arenal
El Arenal is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 1,829 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2729 €/m². Compare El Arenal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05013 · CP 05013 · lat 40.276698669264405, lon -5.083016454267124 · 829 m · Income: €26,695