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Torrelavega, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Torrelavega (Asturian: Torlavega) is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain. It is situated roughly 8 kilometres from the Cantabrian Coast and 27.5 kilometres from the capital of the Autonomous Community, Santander, halfway between the Principality of Asturias and the Basque Country. The rivers Saja and Besaya flow through the city.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Torrelavega?

Torrelavega (Asturian: Torlavega) is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Torrelavega?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 10 official population nuclei for Torrelavega. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Torrelavega, at a recorded elevation of approximately 19 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Campuzano (10,038 residents in the cited settlement record), Tanos (5,821 residents in the cited settlement record), Sierrapando (3,988 residents in the cited settlement record), Barreda (2,675 residents in the cited settlement record), and Ganzo (1,595 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 else is documented about Torrelavega?

It is situated roughly 8 kilometres from the Cantabrian Coast and 27.5 kilometres from the capital of the Autonomous Community, Santander, halfway between the Principality of Asturias and the Basque Country. The rivers Saja and Besaya flow through the city.

What is the recorded municipal area for Torrelavega?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 35.5 square kilometres for Torrelavega municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Torrelavega?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 10 official population nuclei for Torrelavega municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

Torrelavega 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 geographic scope do the facts for Torrelavega use?

The stated official-data scope is Torrelavega municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

What elevation is recorded for Torrelavega?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 25 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What is the official INE code used for Torrelavega?

The official municipality context used for Torrelavega has INE code 39087. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

Where is Torrelavega?

Torrelavega is an official municipality in Cantabria province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

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

Dividing the INE population of 50,621 by the recorded municipal area of 35.5 km² gives approximately 1,424.3 residents per km² for Torrelavega municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

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

The audited municipality record contains 3 additional named-place records for Torrelavega municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

How does NLS avoid mixing Torrelavega with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 39087 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 Torrelavega?

The latest imported INE population for Torrelavega municipality is 50,621, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Torrelavega?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Torrelavega municipality, recorded population changed by -2.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Torrelavega?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Torrelavega municipality is €13,576 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Torrelavega?

INE records an average age of 47.5 years for Torrelavega municipality, for period 2023.

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

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

What period does the population figure for Torrelavega 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.

Which published period has the largest population value for Torrelavega?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Torrelavega municipality, the highest population value is 51,974 residents in 2015.

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

INE records 27.2% of residents aged 65 or over for Torrelavega municipality, in period 2023.

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

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Torrelavega municipality changed by -2.6%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed population points for Torrelavega?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Torrelavega municipality is 50,775 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the earliest displayed Torrelavega population observation?

The displayed series for Torrelavega municipality begins at 51,974 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Torrelavega?

Within the same displayed series for Torrelavega municipality, the lowest population value is 50,228 residents in 2021.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Torrelavega municipality records €1,339 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What appraised housing value is available for Torrelavega?

MITMA records an appraised housing value of €1,593 per square metre for Torrelavega municipality in 2026Q1. Appraised value is a different basis from both asking and completed-sale price.

What does the first available appraised housing value point show for Torrelavega?

The displayed series for Torrelavega municipality begins at €1,067 per m² in 2023Q2. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the largest appraised housing value value for Torrelavega?

Within the 12 displayed observations for Torrelavega municipality, the highest appraised housing value value is €1,593 per m² in 2026Q1.

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Torrelavega?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 98 m² for Torrelavega municipality.

What period span does the displayed appraised housing value evidence cover for Torrelavega?

The page uses 12 published observations for Torrelavega municipality, running from 2023Q2 to 2026Q1.

What is the earliest displayed Torrelavega regional house-price index observation?

The displayed series for Cantabria begins at 91.1 index points 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 Torrelavega reach its maximum?

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 registered sale-price benchmark series for Torrelavega?

Within the same displayed series for Cantabria province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,794 per m² in 2024Q3.

What is the lowest displayed quarterly transaction count point relevant to Torrelavega?

Within the same displayed series for Torrelavega municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 115 transactions in 2023Q3.

What is the arithmetic average across the displayed appraised housing value points for Torrelavega?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed appraised housing value observations for Torrelavega municipality is €1,233 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the earliest displayed Torrelavega quarterly transaction count observation?

The displayed series for Torrelavega municipality begins at 115 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 Torrelavega?

Dirección General del Catastro records 5,372 buildings for Torrelavega municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Torrelavega?

The current Catastro building extract records 26,108 dwellings for Torrelavega municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Torrelavega?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,962 for Torrelavega municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Torrelavega?

The current official administrative extract contains 5,021 energy certificates for Torrelavega municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Torrelavega?

The Catastro extract records 26,108 dwellings across 5,372 buildings for Torrelavega municipality, or approximately 4.86 dwellings per recorded building.

Which building-age band is largest in Torrelavega?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 1,769 buildings, or 33.1% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Torrelavega?

The Before 1950 band contains 1,580 recorded buildings for Torrelavega municipality, representing 29.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

The 1950–1969 band contains 1,769 recorded buildings for Torrelavega municipality, representing 33.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What share of cadastral buildings in Torrelavega is labelled 1970–1989?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,176 recorded buildings for Torrelavega municipality, representing 22.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in Torrelavega?

The 2010 onward band contains 143 recorded buildings for Torrelavega municipality, representing 2.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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

Among the imported certificates for Torrelavega municipality, 4.3% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

How much of the recorded Torrelavega building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 675 recorded buildings for Torrelavega municipality, representing 12.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Torrelavega on NLS?

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