Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05021
El Barco de Ávila
El Barco de Ávila: living in Ávila
El Barco de Ávila offers 2751 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,308
Avg. summer temp
21.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#580 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~171 min; Renfe ~97 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.4/10
Better than other places. About 2,751 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.0°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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.2% of padrón; international residents 5.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.6% over the series; mean age 48.5; foreign residents 5.8%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 8.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
El Barco de Ávila in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.5
<16
12.6%
16–64
60.7%
65+
26.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,177 (94.2%)
Foreign residents: 135 (5.8%)
- Romania: 91
- Colombia: 6
- Ecuador: 5
- China: 4
- Peru: 3
- Portugal: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Chile: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
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 (40.36, -5.52)
324 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.9%
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 · 1.7 km
- 02Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.9 km
Day trip
- 03Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.5 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.6 km
- 05Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 53.4 km
- 06Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 56.1 km
- 07Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 61.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Barco de Ávila
€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 Barco de Ávila you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
92
Affiliated workers (approx.)
995
Self-employed (approx.)
168
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria del Pilar Araoz Hernandez (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) · 274.9 km · 171 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 89.7 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 213.7 km · 142 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 479 km · 411 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 89.6 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CASATEJADA · 134.7 km · 97 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 0.9 km · 2 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
1,430
620 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
444
192 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
147
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2751 sunshine hours
El Barco de Ávila averages about 2751 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.
Fibre at 93.9%
SETELECO reports 93.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Barco de Ávila
El Barco de Ávila is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 1,858 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2758 €/m². Compare El Barco de Ávila with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05021 · CP 05021 · lat 40.35570331700051, lon -5.520781536727643 · 858 m · Income: €28,732