Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37361
Villar de Samaniego
Villar de Samaniego: living in Salamanca
Villar de Samaniego offers 2606 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
79
Avg. summer temp
22°C
Best place to buy a house
#7686 / 8133
Overall score
4.9/10
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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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~255 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,606 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% 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 · 2.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +150.0% over the series; mean age 60.7; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~8.2 km).
Place location
Villar de Samaniego in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.7
<16
4.9%
16–64
50.6%
65+
44.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 88 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
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 37004 (6.2km)
307 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.4%
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 · 8.2 km
Day trip
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 64.9 km
- 03Volcán de el Gasco (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 81.5 km
- 04Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 89.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar de Samaniego
€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 Villar de Samaniego you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.5%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
28
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€88,424
Expenses
€88,424
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Graciliano González Martín (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 297 km · 255 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 88.6 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 199.2 km · 158 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 373.4 km · 320 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 88.6 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA-LA ALAMEDILLA · 91 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Vitigudino · 17.7 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
50
633 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
18
228 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2
25 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2606 sunshine hours
Villar de Samaniego averages about 2606 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 85.4%
SETELECO reports 85.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Villar de Samaniego
Villar de Samaniego is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 4,510 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2310 €/m². Compare Villar de Samaniego with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37361 · CP 37361 · lat 41.1234569958303, lon -6.432607307190018 · 810 m · Income: €28,141