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La Alberca

Mountain village

La Alberca is a municipality in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. It is the capital of Sierra de Francia Comarca.

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In 2003, the population of La Alberca was 1105, and the area 60.73 km2 (23.45 sq mi). Its altitude is 1,048 metres (3,438 ft) above sea level.

The Carmelite convent of Batuecas Desert, established by Thomas á Jesu is located five kilometres away, but the route there from the town is 12 km.

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Village information

Coat of arms of La Alberca
Province
Salamanca
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
1,034
Altitude
1,056 m
Area (IGN)
59.5 km²
Postcode
37624
Demonym
albercana / albercano
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Where to sleep in La Alberca

31 registered places to stay

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La Alberca at a glance

Distance to a city
Salamanca, 65 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (146,110 inhab.)
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
1,034 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: nearest stop 6 km away
Train: Plasencia, 52 km away
Airport: Salamanca, 73 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Castilla y León)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €304/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,504/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
1 health centre
1 pharmacy
Education
2 nursery schools
1 primary school
1 secondary school
Sports facilities
12 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 98% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Services and transport

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes98 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, transport, petrol stations, post office, street market.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

Right now nobody has listed a home or land in La Alberca. Rental and purchase prices for the area are under “Cost of living”.

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in La Alberca, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for La Alberca · 32 leases€304/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for La Alberca€295/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Salamanca€1,504/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for La Alberca€25,757/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · the petrol station within 10 km€1.879/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · the petrol station within 10 km€1.999/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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