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Fuencaliente de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife property and area FAQs

Fuencaliente de La Palma, also Fuencaliente (Spanish meaning "hot spring"), is a municipality in the southern part of the island La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The seat of the municipality is the village Los Canarios. It has been the seat since 1837. The official INE register places Fuencaliente de la Palma in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province under municipality code 38014. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 56.42 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 28.4934, -17.8450. 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 Fuencaliente de la Palma described in the local record?

Fuencaliente de La Palma, also Fuencaliente (Spanish meaning "hot spring"), is a municipality in the southern part of the island La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The seat of the municipality is the village Los Canarios. It has been the seat since 1837.

How is Fuencaliente de la Palma organised into official settlements?

Fuencaliente de la Palma’s current IGN settlement record contains 6 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Los Canarios, at a recorded elevation of approximately 715 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Las Indias (523 residents in the cited settlement record), Los Quemados (234 residents in the cited settlement record), Las Caletas (168 residents in the cited settlement record), El Charco (28 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Fajana (27 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 Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 56.4 square kilometres for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 722 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What is the approximate municipal population density for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

Dividing the INE population of 1,877 by the recorded municipal area of 56.4 km² gives approximately 33.3 residents per km² for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 6 official population nuclei for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

How does NLS avoid mixing Fuencaliente de la Palma with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 38014 and keeps the province label Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 28.4935, -17.8450. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The latest imported INE population for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality is 1,877, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Fuencaliente de la Palma?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, recorded population changed by 11.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality is €12,676 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Fuencaliente de la Palma?

INE records an average age of 46.3 years for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, for period 2023.

How many published population observations are shown for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The page uses 9 published observations for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

What period does the population figure for Fuencaliente de la Palma cover?

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

What is the earliest displayed Fuencaliente de la Palma population observation?

The displayed series for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality begins at 1,680 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality records €1,830 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Fuencaliente de la Palma market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 29.3% for Canarias in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Fuencaliente de la Palma begin?

The displayed series for Canarias begins at 27.3% 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 Fuencaliente de la Palma reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Canarias, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 30.0% in 2025Q2.

How much transaction history is shown for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

Colegio de Registradores reports €2,807 per square metre for Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

What change separates the first and latest displayed regional foreign-buyer share values for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Canarias changed by 7.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,305 buildings for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The current Catastro building extract records 815 dwellings for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Fuencaliente de la Palma?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,967 for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The current official administrative extract contains 116 energy certificates for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The Catastro extract records 815 dwellings across 1,305 buildings for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, or approximately 0.62 dwellings per recorded building.

How much of the recorded Fuencaliente de la Palma building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 391 recorded buildings for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, representing 30.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 1950–1969 construction band in Fuencaliente de la Palma?

The 1950–1969 band contains 312 recorded buildings for Fuencaliente de la Palma municipality, representing 24.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Fuencaliente de la Palma on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Fuencaliente de la Palma. 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.