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Luena, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Luena is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Its capital is San Miguel de Luena. The municipality consists of a valley which runs from the Cantabrian Mountains to the North, until it reaches the valley of the river Pas. It is a markedly rural area, where the traditional economic activity evolves around the cow. Luena, in Cantabria province, has the official five-digit INE municipality code 39039. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 90.8 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 43.0958, -3.9003. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What does the local overview record about Luena?

Luena is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. Its capital is San Miguel de Luena. The municipality consists of a valley which runs from the Cantabrian Mountains to the North, until it reaches the valley of the river Pas. It is a markedly rural area, where the traditional economic activity evolves around the cow.

What does the official settlement record show for Luena?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 12 official population nuclei for Luena. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Entrambasmestas, at a recorded elevation of approximately 209 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Bustasur (37 residents in the cited settlement record), Los Pandos (34 residents in the cited settlement record), Selviejo (28 residents in the cited settlement record), Carrascal de San Miguel (17 residents in the cited settlement record), and Ocejo (14 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 Luena?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 90.8 square kilometres for Luena municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Luena?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 457 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Luena?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 12 official population nuclei for Luena municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Is Luena an official municipality or a property-search area?

Luena 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.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Luena?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.0958, -3.9003. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

How does NLS avoid mixing Luena with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 39039 and keeps the province label Cantabria. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Luena?

The latest imported INE population for Luena municipality is 607, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Luena?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Luena municipality, recorded population changed by 0.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Luena?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Luena municipality is €13,274 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Luena?

INE records an average age of 53.0 years for Luena municipality, for period 2023.

Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Luena?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Luena municipality is 605 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What period does the population figure for Luena 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 average household size in Luena?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for Luena municipality, for period 2023.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Luena municipality records €398 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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

What is the earliest displayed Luena regional foreign-buyer share observation?

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.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Luena?

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

How extensive is the current quarterly transaction count series used for Luena?

The page uses 12 published observations for Luena municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Luena?

The displayed Registradores series for Cantabria province changed by 18.1% year on year at its latest point. This is a province trend, not a forecast for Luena.

Where does the published quarterly transaction count series for Luena begin?

The displayed series for Luena municipality begins at 1 transactions in 2023Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Luena?

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,254 buildings for Luena municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Luena?

The current Catastro building extract records 604 dwellings for Luena municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Luena?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,921 for Luena municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Luena?

The current official administrative extract contains 67 energy certificates for Luena municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Which building-age band is largest in Luena?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 1,805 buildings, or 80.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Luena building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?

The 1950–1969 band contains 166 recorded buildings for Luena municipality, representing 7.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Luena?

The 2010 onward band contains 46 recorded buildings for Luena municipality, representing 2.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Luena on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Luena. 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.