Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34231
Villarrabé
Villarrabé: living in Palencia
Villarrabé offers 2530 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
170
Avg. summer temp
20.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#6306 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~176 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,530 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −80.0% over the series; mean age 61.3; foreign residents 0.5%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~231; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.0 km).
Place location
Villarrabé in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
61.3
<16
0%
16–64
58.6%
65+
41.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 207 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.5%)
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.42, -4.80)
298 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
- 01Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.7 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 49.6 km
- 03Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 55.9 km
- 04Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 65.7 km
- 05Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 73.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villarrabé
€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 Villarrabé you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
1%
SEPE unemployed
1
Affiliated workers (approx.)
72
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2014
€200,800
Expenses
€200,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- GITV
Martin Caminero Calleja (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 Asturias (OVD) · 245.3 km · 176 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 80.8 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 80.6 km · 77 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 216.5 km · 152 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 66.4 km · 127 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAHAGÚN · 25.4 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Saldaña · 17.2 km · 15 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
154
906 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
34
200 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
9
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2530 sunshine hours
Villarrabé averages about 2530 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Villarrabé a practical base for remote work.
About Villarrabé
Villarrabé is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 4,083 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1483 €/m². Compare Villarrabé with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34231 · CP 34231 · lat 42.41619950611167, lon -4.8022817759187815 · 383 m · Income: €30,845