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Valdeolea, Cantabria property and area FAQs

Valdeolea is a municipality in Cantabria, northern Spain. It is located in a hill region crossed by the Camesa river and its numerous affluents. It is formed by 19 towns and villages: Barriopalacio, Bercedo, Camesa, Castrillo del Haya, Cuena, El Haya, Las Henestrosas de las Quintanillas, Hoyos, La Loma, Mata de Hoz, Mataporquera, Matarrepudio, Olea, La Quintana, Las Quintanillas, Rebolledo, Reinosilla, San Martín de Hoyos and Santa Olalla.

Place and geography

What does the local overview record about Valdeolea?

Valdeolea is a municipality in Cantabria, northern Spain. It is located in a hill region crossed by the Camesa river and its numerous affluents.

How is Valdeolea organised into official settlements?

Valdeolea’s current IGN settlement record contains 20 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Mataporquera, at a recorded elevation of approximately 922 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What additional local context is recorded for Valdeolea?

It is formed by 19 towns and villages: Barriopalacio, Bercedo, Camesa, Castrillo del Haya, Cuena, El Haya, Las Henestrosas de las Quintanillas, Hoyos, La Loma, Mata de Hoz, Mataporquera, Matarrepudio, Olea, La Quintana, Las Quintanillas, Rebolledo, Reinosilla, San Martín de Hoyos and Santa Olalla.

What is the recorded municipal area for Valdeolea?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 83.7 square kilometres for Valdeolea municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Valdeolea?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 953 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Valdeolea?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 20 official population nuclei for Valdeolea municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

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

The audited municipality record contains 4 additional named-place records for Valdeolea municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Where is Valdeolea?

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

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Valdeolea?

The latest imported INE population for Valdeolea municipality is 851, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Valdeolea?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Valdeolea municipality, recorded population changed by -13.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Valdeolea?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Valdeolea municipality is €15,489 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Valdeolea?

INE records an average age of 53.8 years for Valdeolea municipality, for period 2023.

When does the current population series for Valdeolea reach its maximum?

Within the 9 displayed observations for Valdeolea municipality, the highest population value is 987 residents in 2015.

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

INE records 36.0% of residents aged 65 or over for Valdeolea municipality, in period 2023.

What is the earliest displayed Valdeolea population observation?

The displayed series for Valdeolea municipality begins at 987 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 Valdeolea?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Valdeolea municipality records €571 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

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

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

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

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.

When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Valdeolea reach its maximum?

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

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Valdeolea market?

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Cantabria changed by 13.5% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

When was the completed-sale snapshot for Valdeolea fetched?

The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.

What is the simple mean of the published regional house-price index observations used for Valdeolea?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional house-price index observations for Cantabria is 100.3 index points. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Valdeolea?

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,136 buildings for Valdeolea municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Valdeolea?

The current Catastro building extract records 1,111 dwellings for Valdeolea municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Valdeolea?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,944 for Valdeolea municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Valdeolea?

The current official administrative extract contains 108 energy certificates for Valdeolea municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How much of the recorded Valdeolea building stock falls in the Before 1950 band?

The Before 1950 band contains 573 recorded buildings for Valdeolea municipality, representing 50.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Valdeolea?

The Catastro extract records 1,111 dwellings across 1,136 buildings for Valdeolea municipality, or approximately 0.98 dwellings per recorded building.

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

Among the imported certificates for Valdeolea municipality, 10.2% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Valdeolea on NLS?

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