León · Castilla y León · CP 24015
Benavides
Benavides: living in León
Benavides offers 2543 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,321
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4690 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~80 min; airport ~171 min; Renfe ~56 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,543 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.1% over the series; mean age 53.1; foreign residents 1.6%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.0 km).
Place location
Benavides in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.1
<16
7.4%
16–64
58%
65+
34.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,416 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 39 (1.6%)
- Morocco: 20
- Brazil: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Paraguay: 3
- Portugal: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- Romania: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 27% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24039 (9.8km)
299 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.5 km
- 02Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.4 km
- 03Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.3 km
- 04Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.4 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 65.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benavides
€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 Benavides you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
74
Affiliated workers (approx.)
958
Self-employed (approx.)
162
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,101,330
Expenses
€2,101,330
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Esperanza Marcos Alvarez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 201.2 km · 171 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 48.5 km · 80 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 47.2 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 172.4 km · 147 min
Nearest city
León · 48.5 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VEGA-MAGAZ · 16.5 km · 56 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Antoñan Del Valle-Salida Puebl · 2.4 km · 27 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
1,572
677 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
335
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
155
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
20
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2543 sunshine hours
Benavides averages about 2543 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.7%) makes Benavides a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Benavides
Benavides is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,082 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2782 €/m². Compare Benavides with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24015 · CP 24015 · lat 42.53449670055862, lon -5.9419320915564935 · 982 m · Income: €32,618