Living in Cangas del Narcea
In Cangas del Narcea, the statutory reference rent is €4.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.4% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.39%. At the start of 2025, Cangas del Narcea had a population of 11,282. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 404 at the start of 2024.
Cheaper rent than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 77% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Cangas del Narcea?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Cangas del Narcea?
Average net cold rent is 4.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 7,824 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 4,677 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 3,147 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Cangas del Narcea a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 270 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.5 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Cangas del Narcea?
The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.39 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Cangas del Narcea 3.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 49.23 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202521Official |
| People in employment | 4,020 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,016 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.39 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent |
What does a salary buy in Cangas del Narcea?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,618 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.50/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €270 |
| Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,316 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cangas del Narcea. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cangas del Narcea. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 706 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202516Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cangas del Narcea under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,570 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202515Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 49.2% in 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cangas del Narcea. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities
For adult language learners, residents.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Cangas del Narcea?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Cangas del Narcea 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CANGAS DEL NARCEA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CANGAS DEL NARCEA)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 14.82 · Feb 16.98 · Mar 21.97 · Apr 24.95 · May 28.38 · Jun 34.44 · Jul 34.35 · Aug 35.31 · Sep 33.61 · Oct 26.91 · Nov 18.73 · Dec 14.27 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -10.92 · Feb -10.77 · Mar -14.16 · Apr -5.46 · May -3.54 · Jun -1.42 · Jul 2.06 · Aug 3.73 · Sep -0.48 · Oct -3.22 · Nov -7 · Dec -15.15 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.13 · Feb 2.13 · Mar 4.47 · Apr 6.91 · May 10.09 · Jun 14.24 · Jul 16.48 · Aug 16.57 · Sep 13.96 · Oct 9.98 · Nov 4.97 · Dec 2.63 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Cangas del Narcea?
The published population was 11,282 people in January 2025. Source: Cangas del Narcea - official stats1
By nationality
National passport96.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 823.6 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 4.06 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 404 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.18Official |
| Female residents | 5,956 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 5,640 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 11,282 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Cangas del Narcea - official stats1Official |
International community in Cangas del Narcea
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 11,966 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 11,500 | 96.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 189 | 1.6% |
| South America | 118 | 1.0% |
| Africa | 70 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 36 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 31 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 14 | 0.1% |
| North America | 5 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 11,966 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 11,658 | 97.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 158 | 1.3% |
| South America | 59 | 0.5% |
| Africa | 51 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 16 | 0.1% |
| Asia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 6 | 0.1% |
| North America | 3 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Cangas del Narcea
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Tineo as a Cangas del Narcea alternative in the same region
16 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €3.40/m² Tineo vs €4.50/m² Cangas del Narcea−24%
- Foreign residents: 5.5% Tineo vs 4.1% Cangas del Narcea+36%
- Residents: 8,679 Tineo vs 11,282 Cangas del Narcea−23%
- Nearest airport: 46.5 km Tineo vs 59.9 km Cangas del Narcea−22%
- Unemployment: 3.5% Tineo vs 3.4% Cangas del Narceasame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Tineo vs €2,016 Cangas del Narceasame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,570 Tineo vs 3,570 Cangas del Narceasame level
Elda as a Cangas del Narcea alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 712 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 11,282 Cangas del Narcea+389%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 8.0 µg/m³ Cangas del Narcea−38%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €4.50/m² Cangas del Narcea−11%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 929.9 Elda vs 706.0 Cangas del Narcea+32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 3,570 (2025) Cangas del Narceano percentage
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 59.9 km Cangas del Narcea−50%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,016 Cangas del Narcea−6%
Tallinn as a Cangas del Narcea alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2784 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Cangas del Narcea−63%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €4.50/m² (2022) Cangas del Narceano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 59.9 km Cangas del Narcea−91%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,016 (2024) Cangas del Narceano percentage
Cities near Cangas del Narcea
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Cangas del Narcea, nearest in population first.
How does Cangas del Narcea compare?
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).
A country-wide rule for Spain; Cangas del Narcea's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Cangas del Narcea part of Gijón?
Cangas del Narcea is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gijón city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Cangas del Narcea?
The published population was 11,282 people in January 2025. Source: Cangas del Narcea - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Cangas del Narcea?
Average net cold rent is 4.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 315 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Cangas del Narcea?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
What is the unemployment rate in Cangas del Narcea?
The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Cangas del Narcea?
The median gross salary is 2,016 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Cangas del Narcea a good place to live?
Cangas del Narcea may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Cangas del Narcea part of Gijón?
Cangas del Narcea is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Cangas del Narcea?
Tineo is near Cangas del Narcea. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Cangas del Narcea?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,500 people (96.1%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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