Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37173
Lumbrales
Lumbrales: living in Salamanca
Lumbrales offers 2609 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,507
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5960 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 0.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~102 min; airport ~249 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,609 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 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 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.0% over the series; mean age 54.2; foreign residents 1.4%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 46.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Lumbrales in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.2
<16
8.3%
16–64
52.7%
65+
39%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,567 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 23 (1.4%)
- Portugal: 12
- Brazil: 4
- Morocco: 2
- Italy: 1
- Peru: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 37003 (9.8km)
307 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
72.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2 km
Day trip
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.8 km
- 03Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 68.5 km
- 04Camino de Trevejo a Jálama (Open in Maps)
Corredores Ecoculturales · 77.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Lumbrales
€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 Lumbrales you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.4%
SEPE unemployed
51
Affiliated workers (approx.)
564
Self-employed (approx.)
95
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,662,360
Expenses
€1,309,724
Balance
€352,636
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Santos Gonzalez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 290.6 km · 249 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 92.6 km · 102 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 210.3 km · 162 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 407 km · 349 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 92.6 km · 102 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA-LA ALAMEDILLA · 117.7 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 25.7 km · 22 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
871
578 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
303
201 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
89
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2609 sunshine hours
Lumbrales averages about 2609 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~46%
About 46% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 72.1%
SETELECO reports 72.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Lumbrales
Lumbrales is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,621 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3221 €/m². Compare Lumbrales with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37173 · CP 37173 · lat 40.943719624565304, lon -6.694557990520864 · 721 m · Income: €27,529