Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37081
Cantalapiedra
Cantalapiedra: living in Salamanca
Cantalapiedra offers 2691 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
884
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#5883 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.0/10
Average. Housing about 994 €/m²; cost of living at 45% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~221 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,691 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°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 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.5% over the series; mean age 54.9; foreign residents 0.7%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 97.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cantalapiedra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.9
<16
7.2%
16–64
55.2%
65+
37.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 946 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 7 (0.7%)
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- Romania: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05099 (9.4km)
317 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.4 km
- 02Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 74.7 km
- 03Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 78.9 km
- 04Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 85.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cantalapiedra
€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 Cantalapiedra you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10%
SEPE unemployed
49
Affiliated workers (approx.)
344
Self-employed (approx.)
59
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,047,500
Expenses
€1,047,500
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Miguel Angel Marcos Escudero (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 334.8 km · 221 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 66.1 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 100.1 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 345.5 km · 211 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 66.1 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CANTALAPIEDRA · 1.4 km · 1 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 34.5 km · 30 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
560
633 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
84
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
50
57 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2691 sunshine hours
Cantalapiedra averages about 2691 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95%) makes Cantalapiedra a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~98%
About 98% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Cantalapiedra
Cantalapiedra is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 1,689 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2289 €/m². Compare Cantalapiedra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37081 · CP 37081 · lat 41.127743709653664, lon -5.192185652053422 · 689 m · Income: €25,579