Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34071
Espinosa de Villagonzalo
Espinosa de Villagonzalo: living in Palencia
Espinosa de Villagonzalo offers 2488 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
164
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3596 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,488 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°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 · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population +6.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +66.7% over the series; mean age 57.6; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 1.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Espinosa de Villagonzalo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.6
<16
4.3%
16–64
56.7%
65+
39%
International community
Spanish nationals: 166 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 6 (3.5%)
- Morocco: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.47, -4.37)
293 approx. sunny days · 9 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
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.3 km
- 02Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36.6 km
- 03Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.5 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.3 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 59 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Espinosa de Villagonzalo
€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 Espinosa de Villagonzalo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
66
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€400,000
Expenses
€400,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- GITV
Pedro Gutierrez Garcia (GITV)
2023–2027 · Grupo Independiente Palencia Tierra Viva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 146.1 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 76.4 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 112.8 km · 95 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 146.3 km · 113 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 72.2 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ESPINOSA DE VILLAGONZALO · 4.2 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villaprovedo · 7.2 km · 26 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
120
732 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
19
116 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
7
43 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
2488 sunshine hours
Espinosa de Villagonzalo averages about 2488 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Espinosa de Villagonzalo a practical base for remote work.
About Espinosa de Villagonzalo
Espinosa de Villagonzalo is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,285 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2485 €/m². Compare Espinosa de Villagonzalo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34071 · CP 34071 · lat 42.472473372508595, lon -4.374714513526601 · 385 m · Income: €35,218