León · Castilla y León · CP 24152
Santa Colomba de Somoza
Santa Colomba de Somoza: living in León
Santa Colomba de Somoza offers 2471 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
472
Avg. summer temp
20.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#7654 / 8133
Overall score
5.0/10
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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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~194 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,471 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +10.7% over the series; mean age 54.5; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.0 km).
Place location
Santa Colomba de Somoza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.5
<16
7.9%
16–64
56.1%
65+
35.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 498 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 13 (2.5%)
- Romania: 4
- Germany: 2
- Italy: 2
- Portugal: 1
- Argentina: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24115 (22.7km)
291 approx. sunny days · 23 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.6 km
- 02Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.9 km
- 03Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.6 km
- 04Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.7 km
- 05Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Colomba de Somoza
€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 Santa Colomba de Somoza you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.7%
SEPE unemployed
31
Affiliated workers (approx.)
186
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,243,943
Expenses
€1,243,943
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Miguel Nieto Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 228 km · 194 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 75.4 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 74 km · 97 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 199.3 km · 170 min
Nearest city
León · 75.4 km · 103 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TORRE DEL BIERZO · 19.4 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · San Facundo Le · 16.3 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
293
621 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
119
252 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
33
70 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
2471 sunshine hours
Santa Colomba de Somoza averages about 2471 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 71.9%
SETELECO reports 71.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Santa Colomba de Somoza
Santa Colomba de Somoza is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,164 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1064 €/m². Compare Santa Colomba de Somoza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24152 · CP 24152 · lat 42.46940136178298, lon -6.2904995684956715 · 264 m · Income: €24,088