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Folgoso de la Ribera

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Folgoso de la Ribera is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,233 inhabitants.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Folgoso de la Ribera
Province
León
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
973
Altitude
777 m
Area (IGN)
68.3 km²
Postcode
24311
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Where to sleep in Folgoso de la Ribera

7 registered places to stay

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Folgoso de la Ribera at a glance

Distance to a city
Ponferrada, 25 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (63,186 inhab.)
León, the provincial capital, 61 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
973 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: nearest stop 8 km away
Train: La Granja de San Vicente, 5 km away
Airport: León, 55 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: €270/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,087/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
1 health centre
1 pharmacy
Education
1 primary school
Sports facilities
2 in the village
Connectivity
Fibre in 88% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes88 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, transport, petrol stations, banks, ATMs, supermarkets, post office, EV chargers, street market, nursery school, secondary school, pool.

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 Folgoso de la Ribera. 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 Folgoso de la Ribera, with the source of each figure
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Folgoso de la Ribera€270/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of León€1,087/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Folgoso de la Ribera€31,461/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 5 petrol stations within 10 km€1.806/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 5 petrol stations within 10 km€1.925/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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