Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34048
Castil de Vela
Castil de Vela: living in Palencia
Castil de Vela offers 2594 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
54
Avg. summer temp
22°C
Best place to buy a house
#5137 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~185 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,594 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 59.1; foreign residents 1.6%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Castil de Vela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59.1
<16
1.7%
16–64
63.3%
65+
35%
International community
Spanish nationals: 63 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 1 (1.6%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 30% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34106 (4.7km)
305 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.4 km
- 02Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castil de Vela
€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 Castil de Vela you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
24
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€153,231
Expenses
€153,231
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Fernando Montejo Martin (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 244.7 km · 185 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 50.2 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 56.3 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 239.7 km · 170 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 44.8 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CISNEROS · 33.3 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Medina Rioseco · 18.7 km · 16 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
68
1,259 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
25
463 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
7
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
29 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2594 sunshine hours
Castil de Vela averages about 2594 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Castil de Vela a practical base for remote work.
About Castil de Vela
Castil de Vela is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,199 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2399 €/m². Compare Castil de Vela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34048 · CP 34048 · lat 41.982401783032664, lon -4.950955990963304 · 299 m · Income: €34,493