Asturias · Pdo De Asturias
Villaviciosa
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches.
Living in Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is an Asturian country town of 15,400 a few kilometres in from the coast, its small old centre of squares and alleys anchored by two lovely Romanesque churches. It's a mostly Spanish town with small Cuban and Colombian communities. The climate is green-coast: cool summers around 23°C, mild winters near 12°C and plenty of rain. It's well connected for its size — a hospital and Gijón are both about twenty-five minutes away, with beaches a ten-minute drive and Oviedo's airport under an hour.
Villaviciosa's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Villaviciosa's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 94% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 8 km from the sea and mild 23.1°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
- Rainy days a year 122 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 6
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
Higher than 92% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 8 km from the sea and 25 min to a hospital.
- Schools in town 5
- PISA maths (region) 495
- Registered long-let rent €5.61/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 25 min
Higher than 82% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 8 km from the sea and 15,386 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 80%
- Drive to nearest airport 56 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.61/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
Higher than 76% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 8 km from the sea and 15,386 people.
- Registered long-let rent €5.61/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,987
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
Higher than 72% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 25 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 25 min
- Surgical wait (region) 91 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.61/m²·mo
Higher than 69% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A small old centre with pleasant squares and elegant alleys, home to two beautiful Romanesque churches. A strong pick for American retirees — 25 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 25 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.76 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.61/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa's reported winter average is 11.5°C, while July–August highs reach 23.1°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.5°C top 15% of 8,131 towns 3.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 23.1°C top 4% of 8,131 towns 7.1°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 122 days bottom 6% of 8,088 towns 78% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 top 6% of 8,033 towns 50 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.44 ha/km² bottom 26% of 8,132 towns 1.87 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 33 bottom 3% of 8,132 towns 27 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 21.7% top 37% of 8,130 towns 1.2% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa's nearest health centre is 2.3 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 25 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 25 min top 32% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 2.3 km top 12% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 91 days #7 of 17 regions, −12 days vs national 16% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa has 5 schools in town; the nearest international school is 18 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 5 top 12% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 18 km top 18% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 495 #2 of 17 regions, +16 vs national 14 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa's reported asking price is €2,355/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €2,355/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.61/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.38/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €7.08/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €14,987 top 41% of 8,059 towns 3% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 30.5% top 25% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Villaviciosa?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Asturias, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Asturias region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa's reported population is 15,386.
Who lives here
- Population
- 15,386
- Born in Spain
- 89% 0.2% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.9% 0.9% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.76 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Villaviciosa?
Villaviciosa is a reported 56 min drive from the nearest airport, with 76% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 56 min top 31% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 76% bottom 24% of 8,132 towns 3% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 80% bottom 22% of 8,132 towns 3% below the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Villaviciosa fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Villaviciosa against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 24 min from Siero, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Villaviciosa for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
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