Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05081
Garganta del Villar
Garganta del Villar: living in Ávila
Garganta del Villar offers 2751 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
37
Avg. summer temp
18.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6385 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~220 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,751 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.8°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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −5.1% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 57.7; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 56.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Garganta del Villar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.7
<16
4.9%
16–64
53.7%
65+
41.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 39 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05154 (4.3km)
324 approx. sunny days · 28 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
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 · 12.6 km
Day trip
- 02Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.5 km
- 03Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 45.3 km
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.7 km
- 05Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 66.6 km
- 06Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Garganta del Villar
€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 Garganta del Villar you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Eva Maria Gonzalez Martin (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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 186.4 km · 220 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 57 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 163.4 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 468 km · 401 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 57 km · 71 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ÁVILA · 58.1 km · 50 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Piedrahíta · 23.8 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
16
432 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
14
378 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2751 sunshine hours
Garganta del Villar 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.
About Garganta del Villar
Garganta del Villar is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 2,044 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2944 €/m². Compare Garganta del Villar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05081 · CP 05081 · lat 40.453674300777244, lon -5.116246333476597 · 144 m · Income: €23,964