Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09432
Villafruela
Villafruela: living in Burgos
Villafruela offers 2547 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
140
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#7892 / 8133
Overall score
4.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,547 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.9% of padrón; international residents 1.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 59.9; foreign residents 1.1%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~13.2 km).
Place location
Villafruela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59.9
<16
3.9%
16–64
59.1%
65+
37%
International community
Spanish nationals: 184 (98.9%)
Foreign residents: 2 (1.1%)
- Pakistan: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 34% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34060 (13.3km)
300 approx. sunny days · 17 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.1 km
- 02Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.9 km
- 03Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 58.8 km
- 04Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.4 km
- 05Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villafruela
€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 Villafruela you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.4%
SEPE unemployed
2
Affiliated workers (approx.)
59
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Rodrigo Alvaro Contreras (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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 city
Burgos · 56 km · 64 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 61 km · 72 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 66 km · 76 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 58 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUINTANA DEL PUENTE · 38.5 km · 33 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cilleruelo De Abajo · 15.9 km · 14 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
133
950 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
30
214 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
36 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2547 sunshine hours
Villafruela averages about 2547 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.5%
SETELECO reports 88.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Villafruela
Villafruela is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 3,398 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2598 €/m². Compare Villafruela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09432 · CP 09432 · lat 41.92138833587158, lon -3.9270153480004284 · 598 m · Income: €24,190