Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34222
Villameriel
Villameriel: living in Palencia
Villameriel offers 2475 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
109
Avg. summer temp
19.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#5279 / 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~128 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,475 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population +3.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 58.0; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.2 km).
Place location
Villameriel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58
<16
7.3%
16–64
58.7%
65+
33.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 112 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 50% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.54, -4.46)
291 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.3 km
- 02Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.6 km
- 03Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.7 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.7 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 48.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villameriel
€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 Villameriel you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
45
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€173,060
Expenses
€173,060
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Christian Martin Gregorio (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 149.7 km · 128 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 95.2 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 127.1 km · 95 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 149.9 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 86.6 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HERRERA DE PISUERGA · 15.6 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villanuño De Valdavia · 5.9 km · 13 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
102
936 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
21
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
6
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2475 sunshine hours
Villameriel averages about 2475 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.1%) makes Villameriel a practical base for remote work.
About Villameriel
Villameriel is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 4,053 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1453 €/m². Compare Villameriel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34222 · CP 34222 · lat 42.536070184184766, lon -4.464706242793312 · 353 m · Income: €30,543