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Vega de Valcarce, León property and area FAQs
Vega de Valcarce (Veiga de Valcarce in Leonese language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . The mayoress is María Luisa González Santín. The village is at an altitude of 631 m (2070.21 ft), and the average rainfall is around 622.05 mm (24.49 in). The village is along the route of the Camino de Santiago, which brings tourists in the spring and summer months. There are several accommodations for these tourists. The Valcarce River runs through the village, and there are various tourist attractions throughout the village and surrounding the village as well. The official INE register places Vega de Valcarce in León province under municipality code 24198. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 69.31 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 42.6639, -6.9458. 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 Vega de Valcarce?
Vega de Valcarce (Veiga de Valcarce in Leonese language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . The mayoress is María Luisa González Santín. The village is at an altitude of 631 m (2070.21 ft), and the average rainfall is around 622.05 mm (24.49 in). The village is along the route of the Camino de Santiago, which brings tourists in the spring and summer months. There are several accommodations for these tourists. The Valcarce River runs through the village, and there are various tourist attractions throughout the village and surrounding the village as well.
What does the official settlement record show for Vega de Valcarce?
Vega de Valcarce’s current IGN settlement record contains 23 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-21. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Vega de Valcarce, at a recorded elevation of approximately 629 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 Vega de Valcarce?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 69.3 square kilometres for Vega de Valcarce municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What elevation is recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 630 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 23 official population nuclei for Vega de Valcarce municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
What is the official INE code used for Vega de Valcarce?
The official municipality context used for Vega de Valcarce has INE code 24198. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
What is the approximate municipal population density for Vega de Valcarce?
Dividing the INE population of 553 by the recorded municipal area of 69.3 km² gives approximately 8.0 residents per km² for Vega de Valcarce municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
Does Vega de Valcarce have a linked official website?
Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Vega de Valcarce?
The latest imported INE population for Vega de Valcarce municipality is 553, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Vega de Valcarce?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Vega de Valcarce municipality, recorded population changed by -15.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Vega de Valcarce municipality is €14,938 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Vega de Valcarce?
INE records an average age of 57.3 years for Vega de Valcarce municipality, for period 2023.
What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for Vega de Valcarce?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Vega de Valcarce municipality is 594 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What is the average household size in Vega de Valcarce?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.00 people per household for Vega de Valcarce municipality, for period 2023.
What share of residents in Vega de Valcarce is aged 65 or over?
INE records 39.4% of residents aged 65 or over for Vega de Valcarce municipality, in period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Vega de Valcarce?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Vega de Valcarce municipality records €313 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Vega de Valcarce market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 5.8% for Castilla y León in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Vega de Valcarce?
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.
Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Vega de Valcarce?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Castilla y León, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 5.8% in 2026Q2.
What proportion of recorded Notariado sales for Vega de Valcarce carries price information?
5 of 8 recorded transactions inform the published price measures for Vega de Valcarce municipality, equal to 62.5%.
How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Vega de Valcarce?
The displayed Registradores series for León changed by 13.7% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Vega de Valcarce.
When is the minimum in the current quarterly transaction count series for Vega de Valcarce?
Within the same displayed series for Vega de Valcarce municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 0 transactions in 2025Q1.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
Dirección General del Catastro records 1,096 buildings for Vega de Valcarce municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The current Catastro building extract records 729 dwellings for Vega de Valcarce municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Vega de Valcarce?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,925 for Vega de Valcarce municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The current official administrative extract contains 27 energy certificates for Vega de Valcarce municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
Which building-age band is largest in Vega de Valcarce?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 756 buildings, or 69.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
What dwelling-to-building ratio is recorded for Vega de Valcarce?
The Catastro extract records 729 dwellings across 1,096 buildings for Vega de Valcarce municipality, or approximately 0.67 dwellings per recorded building.
How much of the recorded Vega de Valcarce building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?
The 1950–1969 band contains 94 recorded buildings for Vega de Valcarce municipality, representing 8.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Vega de Valcarce on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Vega de Valcarce. 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.