Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49143
Palacios de Sanabria
Palacios de Sanabria: living in Zamora
Palacios de Sanabria offers 2563 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
233
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1833 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~99 min; airport ~149 min; Renfe ~18 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,563 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.5°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.6% of padrón; international residents 4.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −47.1% over the series; mean age 55.2; foreign residents 4.4%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 5.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.7 km).
Place location
Palacios de Sanabria in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.2
<16
9.3%
16–64
55.3%
65+
35.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 215 (95.6%)
Foreign residents: 10 (4.4%)
- Portugal: 8
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 20% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.05, -6.54)
302 approx. sunny days · 10 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
- 01Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.3 km
- 02Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.6 km
Day trip
- 03Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 26.9 km
- 04Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 45.6 km
- 05Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.6 km
- 06Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.5 km
- 07O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palacios de Sanabria
€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 Palacios de Sanabria you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
9
Affiliated workers (approx.)
92
Self-employed (approx.)
15
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2023
€566,808
Expenses
€566,808
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Agustín Rosas Rodríguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 243.1 km · 149 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ourense) · 157.6 km · 99 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 141.5 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 274.5 km · 166 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 115.2 km · 105 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SANABRIA AV · 3.5 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Puebla De Sanabria · 8.9 km · 19 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
138
592 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
73
313 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
15
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2563 sunshine hours
Palacios de Sanabria averages about 2563 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 Palacios de Sanabria
Palacios de Sanabria is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 4,631 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3431 €/m². Compare Palacios de Sanabria with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49143 · CP 49143 · lat 42.046041569332495, lon -6.544948300367597 · 931 m · Income: €28,194