Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34049
Castrejón de la Peña
Castrejón de la Peña: living in Palencia
Castrejón de la Peña offers 2499 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
322
Avg. summer temp
17.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4357 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~113 min; airport ~141 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,499 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.7% of padrón; international residents 0.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.0% over the series; mean age 57.1; foreign residents 0.3%; 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 12.4% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Castrejón de la Peña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.1
<16
5.4%
16–64
53%
65+
41.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 344 (99.7%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.3%)
- Algeria: 1
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 (42.80, -4.60)
294 approx. sunny days · 18 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.1 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 22.3 km
Day trip
- 03Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.4 km
- 04Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 33.3 km
- 05Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.3 km
- 06Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36 km
- 07Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castrejón de la Peña
€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 Castrejón de la Peña you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
9
Affiliated workers (approx.)
122
Self-employed (approx.)
21
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€444,935
Expenses
€410,000
Balance
€34,935
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Luis Carlos Clemente Fernandez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 146.9 km · 141 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 142.9 km · 113 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 119.1 km · 121 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 147.1 km · 122 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 127.4 km · 146 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CASTREJÓN DE LA PEÑA · 1.9 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castrejon De La Peña · 1.4 km · 13 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
246
764 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
73
227 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
33
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2499 sunshine hours
Castrejón de la Peña averages about 2499 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Castrejón de la Peña
Castrejón de la Peña is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,200 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2400 €/m². Compare Castrejón de la Peña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34049 · CP 34049 · lat 42.79649719309536, lon -4.600584140025171 · 300 m · Income: €31,205