Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49200
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa: living in Zamora
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa offers 2591 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,034
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#4720 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~97 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. About 2,591 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.0°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 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 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 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.0% over the series; mean age 51.8; foreign residents 2.3%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~100; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.8
<16
10%
16–64
57.6%
65+
32.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,044 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 25 (2.3%)
- Bulgaria: 16
- Portugal: 3
- Morocco: 1
- Peru: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.99, -5.74)
305 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.7 km
- 03Lago de Truchillas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 63.9 km
- 04Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 70.5 km
- 05Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 77.4 km
- 06Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 87.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa
€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 Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
61
Affiliated workers (approx.)
420
Self-employed (approx.)
72
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€877,061
Expenses
€877,061
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Salvador Dominguez Lorenzo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 245.4 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zamora) · 83.5 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 83.8 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 216.7 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 83.5 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CARBAJALES DE ALBA · 79.5 km · 97 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Benavente · 8.5 km · 26 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
721
697 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
111
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
70
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2591 sunshine hours
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa averages about 2591 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.5%) makes Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa
Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 965 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1465 €/m². Compare Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49200 · CP 49200 · lat 41.99019131615677, lon -5.741327486592363 · 865 m · Income: €28,952