León · Castilla y León · CP 24222
Villaquilambre
Villaquilambre: living in León
Villaquilambre offers 2549 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
18,905
Avg. summer temp
19.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#364 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~135 min; Renfe ~13 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,549 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.4% of padrón; international residents 2.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.0% over the series; mean age 42.3; foreign residents 2.6%; property prices +4.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~100; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.8 km).
Place location
Villaquilambre in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.3
<16
17.3%
16–64
68%
65+
14.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,161 (97.4%)
Foreign residents: 477 (2.6%)
- Romania: 91
- Colombia: 52
- Portugal: 48
- Venezuela: 39
- Morocco: 25
- Brazil: 23
- Russia: 16
- Italy: 15
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.65, -5.55)
300 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.3%
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 · 30.4 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 33.3 km
- 03Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.6 km
- 04Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.9 km
- 05Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villaquilambre
€4,484
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€206
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€384
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villaquilambre you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
769
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,140
Self-employed (approx.)
1,543
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€20,901,000
Expenses
€20,901,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Manuel Garcia Martinez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 183.9 km · 135 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 12.5 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 12.1 km · 29 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 155.1 km · 112 min
Nearest city
León · 12.5 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN FELIZ · 5.2 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Urbanizacion Las Paradinas · 2.1 km · 9 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
11,100
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,676
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,643
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
47
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2549 sunshine hours
Villaquilambre averages about 2549 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 94.3%
SETELECO reports 94.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Villaquilambre
Villaquilambre is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 3,032 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1932 €/m². Compare Villaquilambre with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24222 · CP 24222 · lat 42.650331293926826, lon -5.545491285734009 · 232 m · Income: €36,027