Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34079
Grijota
Grijota: living in Palencia
Grijota offers 2553 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,839
Avg. summer temp
21.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#219 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~41 min; airport ~143 min; Renfe ~3 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. About 2,553 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.7% over the series; mean age 38.8; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.3% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Grijota in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.8
<16
21.5%
16–64
68.2%
65+
10.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,260 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 59 (2.5%)
- Bulgaria: 8
- Ukraine: 5
- Brazil: 5
- Colombia: 4
- Portugal: 3
- Morocco: 3
- Venezuela: 3
- France: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
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 (42.05, -4.59)
300 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 74.2 km
- 02Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 74.4 km
- 03Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 80.3 km
- 04Laberinto de las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 82.4 km
- 05Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 83.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Grijota
€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 Grijota you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
94
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,380
Self-employed (approx.)
232
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,052,500
Expenses
€3,052,500
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jesus Angel Tapia Cea (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 209.5 km · 143 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 61.1 km · 41 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 63.7 km · 48 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 204.5 km · 127 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 11.9 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRIJOTA · 0.7 km · 3 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Av. Asturias -P · 5.5 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
1,737
612 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
225
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
206
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2553 sunshine hours
Grijota averages about 2553 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Grijota a practical base for remote work.
About Grijota
Grijota is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 2,293 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2493 €/m². Compare Grijota with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34079 · CP 34079 · lat 42.05029383925602, lon -4.588333075073399 · 393 m · Income: €41,484