Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49003
Alcañices
Alcañices: living in Zamora
Alcañices offers 2596 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,062
Avg. summer temp
21.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2531 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~250 min; Renfe ~54 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,596 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.6% of padrón; international residents 12.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment +5.0% over the series; mean age 51.7; foreign residents 12.4%; property prices +3.5% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~3.3 km).
Place location
Alcañices in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.7
<16
8.1%
16–64
58.7%
65+
33.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 943 (87.6%)
Foreign residents: 133 (12.4%)
- Portugal: 89
- Romania: 19
- Morocco: 12
- Colombia: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Italy: 1
- Senegal: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.70, -6.37)
305 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.1 km
Day trip
- 02Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.3 km
- 03Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 51.9 km
- 04Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 54.7 km
- 05Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 67.8 km
- 06Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 87.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcañices
€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 Alcañices you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
42
Affiliated workers (approx.)
442
Self-employed (approx.)
75
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,342,200
Expenses
€1,342,200
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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David Carrion Gallardo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 342.6 km · 250 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zamora) · 68.5 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 160.1 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 288.1 km · 247 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 68.5 km · 59 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CABAÑAS DE ALISTE · 24.5 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estação Rodoviária de Mercadorias · 43.4 km · 40 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
705
664 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
209
197 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
54
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2596 sunshine hours
Alcañices averages about 2596 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 93.3%
SETELECO reports 93.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alcañices
Alcañices is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 3,546 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2346 €/m². Compare Alcañices with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49003 · CP 49003 · lat 41.69696006675757, lon -6.365873088893354 · 746 m · Income: €30,356