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Cartes, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Cartes is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. The official INE register places Cartes in Cantabria province under municipality code 39018. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 19.02 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 43.3256, -4.0681. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

How is Cartes described in the local record?

Cartes is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

What does the official settlement record show for Cartes?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for Cartes. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Cartes, at a recorded elevation of approximately 34 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Santiago (3,523 residents in the cited settlement record), Mijarojos (382 residents in the cited settlement record), Riocorvo (115 residents in the cited settlement record), Corral (77 residents in the cited settlement record), and San Miguel (70 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What is the recorded municipal area for Cartes?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 19.0 square kilometres for Cartes municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Cartes?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 40 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How does NLS avoid mixing Cartes with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 39018 and keeps the province label Cantabria. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

What does the sourced record show about named places within Cartes?

The audited municipality record contains 1 additional named-place records for Cartes municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Cartes?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.3256, -4.0681. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Does Cartes have a linked official website?

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Cartes figures imply?

Dividing the INE population of 5,851 by the recorded municipal area of 19.0 km² gives approximately 307.6 residents per km² for Cartes municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Cartes?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 11 official population nuclei for Cartes municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Cartes?

The latest imported INE population for Cartes municipality is 5,851, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Cartes?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Cartes municipality, recorded population changed by 2.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Cartes?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Cartes municipality is €13,076 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Cartes?

INE records an average age of 39.8 years for Cartes municipality, for period 2023.

How has the published population series moved across the displayed span for Cartes?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Cartes municipality changed by 2.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Cartes?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Cartes municipality is 5,768 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What period span does the displayed population evidence cover for Cartes?

The page uses 9 published observations for Cartes municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

When does the current population series for Cartes reach its maximum?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Cartes municipality, the highest population value is 5,851 residents in 2023.

What does the first available population point show for Cartes?

The displayed series for Cartes municipality begins at 5,733 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What share of residents in Cartes is recorded as non-Spanish?

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 4.1% for Cartes municipality, in period 2023.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Cartes?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Cartes municipality records €1,622 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Cartes market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 4.4% for Cantabria in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Cartes begin?

The displayed series for Cantabria begins at 3.6% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Cartes reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cantabria, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 4.4% in 2026Q2.

How different is the latest regional foreign-buyer share point from the first one shown for Cartes?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Cantabria changed by 20.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed registered sale-price benchmark points for Cartes?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Cantabria province is €1,966 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

How extensive is the current regional house-price index series used for Cartes?

The page uses 8 published observations for Cantabria, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Cartes?

The published price measures use 79 price-informed sales from 82 total recorded transactions for Cartes municipality.

How different is the latest regional house-price index point from the first one shown for Cartes?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Cantabria changed by 22.2%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What province-level average sale price is shown for Cartes?

The latest Registradores province average is €204,330 in 2026Q2 for Cantabria. It remains labelled as province-level evidence.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Cartes?

Dirección General del Catastro records 998 buildings for Cartes municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Cartes?

The current Catastro building extract records 2,829 dwellings for Cartes municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Cartes?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,959 for Cartes municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Cartes?

The current official administrative extract contains 587 energy certificates for Cartes municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Cartes?

The Catastro extract records 2,829 dwellings across 998 buildings for Cartes municipality, or approximately 2.83 dwellings per recorded building.

What share of cadastral buildings in Cartes is labelled Before 1950?

The Before 1950 band contains 414 recorded buildings for Cartes municipality, representing 41.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Cartes building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?

The 1970–1989 band contains 162 recorded buildings for Cartes municipality, representing 16.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Cartes is labelled 1990–2009?

The 1990–2009 band contains 214 recorded buildings for Cartes municipality, representing 21.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Cartes is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Cartes municipality, 3.4% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Cartes on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Cartes. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.