Zamora · Castilla y León · CP 49241
Villaescusa
Villaescusa: living in Zamora
Villaescusa offers 2670 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,970
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3286 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 ~53 min; airport ~205 min; Renfe ~35 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,670 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 97.6% of padrón; international residents 2.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −58.3% over the series; mean age 60.2; foreign residents 2.4%; 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 9.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Villaescusa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.2
<16
3.4%
16–64
48.9%
65+
47.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 243 (97.6%)
Foreign residents: 6 (2.4%)
- Morocco: 4
- Argentina: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+22.9%
Province rank: # / 248 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.20, -5.46)
314 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Zamora
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26 km
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.1 km
- 03Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 59.9 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 89.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villaescusa
€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 Villaescusa you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0.3%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,397
Self-employed (approx.)
233
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€321,280
Expenses
€321,280
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Carlos Prieto Gonzalez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 238.8 km · 205 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 54.6 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 90.5 km · 71 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 352.7 km · 302 min
Nearest city
Zamora · 52.8 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GOMECELLO · 32.8 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Salamanca · Estación de Autobuses · 47.2 km · 43 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
192
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
61
15 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
14
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2670 sunshine hours
Villaescusa averages about 2670 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Villaescusa 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 Villaescusa
Villaescusa is a municipality in Zamora (Castilla y León) with about 1,090 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1590 €/m². Compare Villaescusa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 49241 · CP 49241 · lat 41.200548531528156, lon -5.455109524760108 · 990 m · Income: €24,773