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La Hiniesta, Zamora property and area FAQs

La Hiniesta, 7 km from the capital, Zamora, of (Reino de León) currently belongs to the province of the same name in the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-León in Spain. Its major attraction is the Iglesia de Santa María, a church that King Sancho IV of Leon ordered built in the honor of the Virgin, who appeared to him in una cacería entre unas hiniestas o retamas, from whence it gets its more frequently-used name, Virgen de la Hiniesta. Among its more famous products are the sheep milk cheese, of exquisite purity, of both natural and artisanal manufacture. La Hiniesta, in Zamora province, has the official five-digit INE municipality code 49095. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 33.15 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 41.5525, -5.7988. 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 La Hiniesta described in the local record?

La Hiniesta, 7 km from the capital, Zamora, of (Reino de León) currently belongs to the province of the same name in the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-León in Spain. Its major attraction is the Iglesia de Santa María, a church that King Sancho IV of Leon ordered built in the honor of the Virgin, who appeared to him in una cacería entre unas hiniestas o retamas, from whence it gets its more frequently-used name, Virgen de la Hiniesta. Among its more famous products are the sheep milk cheese, of exquisite purity, of both natural and artisanal manufacture.

How many settlement centres are recorded around La Hiniesta?

La Hiniesta’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-22. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is La Hiniesta, at a recorded elevation of approximately 687 metres. 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 La Hiniesta?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 33.2 square kilometres for La Hiniesta municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for La Hiniesta?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 692 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How many other named localities are recorded for La Hiniesta?

The audited municipality record contains 0 additional named-place records for La Hiniesta municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Where is La Hiniesta?

La Hiniesta is an official municipality in Zamora province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

What geographic level does the La Hiniesta page cover?

La Hiniesta is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

Which province is La Hiniesta in?

La Hiniesta is in Zamora province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for La Hiniesta?

The latest imported INE population for La Hiniesta municipality is 310, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in La Hiniesta?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for La Hiniesta municipality, recorded population changed by -6.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for La Hiniesta?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for La Hiniesta municipality is €12,778 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in La Hiniesta?

INE records an average age of 50.3 years for La Hiniesta municipality, for period 2023.

What is the lowest displayed population point relevant to La Hiniesta?

Within the same displayed series for La Hiniesta municipality, the lowest population value is 305 residents in 2020.

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

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 4.8% for La Hiniesta municipality, in period 2023.

What period does the population figure for La Hiniesta 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.

Property market evidence

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

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 5.8% for Castilla y León in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

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

The displayed series for Castilla y León 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 La Hiniesta reach its maximum?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Castilla y León, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 5.8% in 2026Q2.

What is the lowest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to La Hiniesta?

Within the same displayed series for Castilla y León, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 3.6% in 2024Q3.

What period span does the displayed regional house-price index evidence cover for La Hiniesta?

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

What is the simple mean of the published registered sale-price benchmark observations used for La Hiniesta?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Zamora province is €877 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What share of recent transactions is resale housing in La Hiniesta?

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 100.0% of transactions for La Hiniesta municipality.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for La Hiniesta?

Dirección General del Catastro records 384 buildings for La Hiniesta municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for La Hiniesta?

The current Catastro building extract records 224 dwellings for La Hiniesta municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in La Hiniesta?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,964 for La Hiniesta municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for La Hiniesta?

The current official administrative extract contains 25 energy certificates for La Hiniesta municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

What share of cadastral buildings in La Hiniesta is labelled 1950–1969?

The 1950–1969 band contains 46 recorded buildings for La Hiniesta municipality, representing 12.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

Among the imported certificates for La Hiniesta municipality, 8.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in La Hiniesta?

The Catastro extract records 224 dwellings across 384 buildings for La Hiniesta municipality, or approximately 0.58 dwellings per recorded building.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in La Hiniesta on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for La Hiniesta. 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.