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Peñarrubia, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Peñarrubia is a municipality in the west of Cantabria, Spain. The municipality includes La Hermida, a mountain gorge. The Deva river crosses the municipality. Within Cantabria province, Peñarrubia is recorded as municipality 39049 in the official INE register. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 54.28 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 43.2558, -4.5786. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What is Peñarrubia like?

Peñarrubia is a municipality in the west of Cantabria, Spain. The municipality includes La Hermida, a mountain gorge. The Deva river crosses the municipality.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Peñarrubia?

For Peñarrubia, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 7 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Linares, at a recorded elevation of approximately 430 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Hermida (91 residents in the cited settlement record), Cicera (64 residents in the cited settlement record), Piñeres (46 residents in the cited settlement record), Navedo (42 residents in the cited settlement record), and Roza (19 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 Peñarrubia?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 54.3 square kilometres for Peñarrubia municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Peñarrubia?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 23 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Peñarrubia?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 43.2558, -4.5786. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

Which province is Peñarrubia in?

Peñarrubia is in Cantabria province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

What geographic level does the Peñarrubia page cover?

Peñarrubia 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 population density follows from the published figures for Peñarrubia?

Dividing the INE population of 320 by the recorded municipal area of 54.3 km² gives approximately 5.9 residents per km² for Peñarrubia municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Peñarrubia?

The latest imported INE population for Peñarrubia municipality is 320, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Peñarrubia?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Peñarrubia municipality, recorded population changed by -9.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Peñarrubia?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Peñarrubia municipality is €13,417 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Peñarrubia?

INE records an average age of 54.7 years for Peñarrubia municipality, for period 2023.

What share of residents in Peñarrubia is aged 65 or over?

INE records 32.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Peñarrubia municipality, in period 2023.

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

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Peñarrubia municipality changed by -9.1%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

How many published population observations are shown for Peñarrubia?

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

Property market evidence

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Peñarrubia 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 Peñarrubia 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.

What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Peñarrubia?

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

When is the minimum in the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Peñarrubia?

Within the same displayed series for Cantabria, the lowest regional foreign-buyer share value is 2.9% in 2025Q1.

What is the highest displayed regional house-price index point relevant to Peñarrubia?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Cantabria, the highest regional house-price index value is 111.3 index points in 2026Q2.

Which published period has the largest quarterly transaction count value for Peñarrubia?

Within the 12 displayed observations for Peñarrubia municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 3 transactions in 2024Q4.

When is the minimum in the current quarterly transaction count series for Peñarrubia?

Within the same displayed series for Peñarrubia municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 0 transactions in 2023Q3.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Peñarrubia?

Dirección General del Catastro records 681 buildings for Peñarrubia municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Peñarrubia?

The current Catastro building extract records 304 dwellings for Peñarrubia municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Peñarrubia?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,919 for Peñarrubia municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Peñarrubia?

The current official administrative extract contains 26 energy certificates for Peñarrubia municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Peñarrubia?

The 2010 onward band contains 16 recorded buildings for Peñarrubia municipality, representing 2.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

Among the imported certificates for Peñarrubia municipality, 26.9% 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 Peñarrubia?

The Catastro extract records 304 dwellings across 681 buildings for Peñarrubia municipality, or approximately 0.45 dwellings per recorded building.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Peñarrubia on NLS?

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