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Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies

Santander had the highest active companies of 99 municipalities in 2021, at 11,845. Lamasón had the lowest, at 4. The median was 122 and the figure for Cantabria was 38,636. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest11,845Santander
Lowest4Lamasón
Median12299 municipalities
Cantabria38,636History

Top 40 municipalities, 2021

Santander: 11,845 countSantander11,845Torrelavega: 3,008 countTorrelavega3,008Camargo: 2,190 countCamargo2,190Castro-Urdiales: 2,132 countCastro-Urdiales2,132Piélagos: 1,693 countPiélagos1,693El Astillero: 1,031 countEl Astillero1,031Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,015 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,015Laredo: 875 countLaredo875Santoña: 668 countSantoña668Suances: 623 countSuances623Cabezón de la Sal: 602 countCabezón de la Sal602Medio Cudeyo: 554 countMedio Cudeyo554Los Corrales de Buelna: 545 countLos Corrales de Buelna545Reinosa: 538 countReinosa538Colindres: 511 countColindres511Reocín: 481 countReocín481Santa María de Cayón: 477 countSanta María de Cayón477Ribamontán al Mar: 412 countRibamontán al Mar412Marina de Cudeyo: 350 countMarina de Cudeyo350Cartes: 346 countCartes346Entrambasaguas: 341 countEntrambasaguas341Miengo: 335 countMiengo335Polanco: 334 countPolanco334San Vicente de la Barquera: 318 countSan Vicente de la Barquera318Bárcena de Cicero: 311 countBárcena de Cicero311Noja: 301 countNoja301Santillana del Mar: 295 countSantillana del Mar295Val de San Vicente: 286 countVal de San Vicente286Ampuero: 243 countAmpuero243Ramales de la Victoria: 242 countRamales de la Victoria242Comillas: 210 countComillas210Villaescusa: 203 countVillaescusa203Arnuero: 199 countArnuero199Potes: 185 countPotes185Campoo de Enmedio: 183 countCampoo de Enmedio183Alfoz de Lloredo: 181 countAlfoz de Lloredo181Castañeda: 180 countCastañeda180Meruelo: 178 countMeruelo178Ribamontán al Monte: 177 countRibamontán al Monte177Liérganes: 166 countLiérganes166Santander: 11,845 countSantander11,845Torrelavega: 3,008 countTorrelavega3,008Camargo: 2,190 countCamargo2,190Castro-Urdiales: 2,132 countCastro-Urdiales2,132Piélagos: 1,693 countPiélagos1,693El Astillero: 1,031 countEl Astillero1,031Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,015 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,015Laredo: 875 countLaredo875Santoña: 668 countSantoña668Suances: 623 countSuances623Cabezón de la Sal: 602 countCabezón de la Sal602Medio Cudeyo: 554 countMedio Cudeyo554Los Corrales de Buelna: 545 countLos Corrales de Buelna545Reinosa: 538 countReinosa538Colindres: 511 countColindres511Reocín: 481 countReocín481Santa María de Cayón: 477 countSanta María de Cayón477Ribamontán al Mar: 412 countRibamontán al Mar412Marina de Cudeyo: 350 countMarina de Cudeyo350Cartes: 346 countCartes346Entrambasaguas: 341 countEntrambasaguas341Miengo: 335 countMiengo335Polanco: 334 countPolanco334San Vicente de la Barquera: 318 countSan Vicente de la Barquera318Bárcena de Cicero: 311 countBárcena de Cicero311Noja: 301 countNoja301Santillana del Mar: 295 countSantillana del Mar295Val de San Vicente: 286 countVal de San Vicente286Ampuero: 243 countAmpuero243Ramales de la Victoria: 242 countRamales de la Victoria242Comillas: 210 countComillas210Villaescusa: 203 countVillaescusa203Arnuero: 199 countArnuero199Potes: 185 countPotes185Campoo de Enmedio: 183 countCampoo de Enmedio183Alfoz de Lloredo: 181 countAlfoz de Lloredo181Castañeda: 180 countCastañeda180Meruelo: 178 countMeruelo178Ribamontán al Monte: 177 countRibamontán al Monte177Liérganes: 166 countLiérganes166
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Santander11,845-0.5%
2Torrelavega3,008-2.7%
3Camargo2,190+1.3%
4Castro-Urdiales2,132-0.3%
5Piélagos1,693-0.4%
6El Astillero1,031-2.1%
7Santa Cruz de Bezana1,015-1.5%
8Laredo875-1.2%
9Santoña668+1.2%
10Suances623+0.6%
11Cabezón de la Sal602-0.5%
12Medio Cudeyo554-2.5%
13Los Corrales de Buelna545-0.5%
14Reinosa538-5.8%
15Colindres511-0.2%
16Reocín481-0.2%
17Santa María de Cayón477+0.4%
18Ribamontán al Mar412-0.5%
19Marina de Cudeyo350+3.9%
20Cartes346-1.4%
21Entrambasaguas341-1.7%
22Miengo335+0.6%
23Polanco334-1.5%
24San Vicente de la Barquera318-1.9%
25Bárcena de Cicero311-2.5%
26Noja301-0.7%
27Santillana del Mar295+1.4%
28Val de San Vicente2860%
29Ampuero243-5.8%
30Ramales de la Victoria2420%
31Comillas210+1.4%
32Villaescusa203-3.3%
33Arnuero199-2%
34Potes185-0.5%
35Campoo de Enmedio183+2.2%
36Alfoz de Lloredo181+3.4%
37Castañeda180-1.1%
38Meruelo178-4.8%
39Ribamontán al Monte177-5.3%
40Liérganes166+2.5%
41Bareyo165+0.6%
42Puente Viesgo163+0.6%
43Corvera de Toranzo157-3.7%
44Voto156+0.6%
45Selaya153-3.2%
46Valdáliga141+3.7%
47Guriezo140-6.7%
48Argoños136+7.1%
49Penagos123-0.8%
50Cillorigo de Liébana122-3.9%
50San Felices de Buelna122+4.3%
52Mazcuerras121+1.7%
53Hazas de Cesto118+1.7%
54Limpias115+1.8%
55Villacarriedo113+3.7%
56Riotuerto101-1.9%
57Hermandad de Campoo de Suso98+2.1%
58Liendo91+1.1%
59Camaleño84-2.3%
60Santiurde de Toranzo79-1.3%
61Ruiloba76+7%
62Arenas de Iguña68+6.3%
63Molledo67-4.3%
64Udías66+6.5%
65Cabuérniga63-1.6%
66Villafufre59+3.5%
67Cabezón de Liébana58+7.4%
68Rionansa57-3.4%
69Solórzano560%
70Soba540%
71Rasines50+2%
71Valderredible50+8.7%
73Escalante490%
74Ruesga48+9.1%
74Valdeolea48-2%
76Vega de Pas470%
77Ruente46-8%
78Vega de Liébana45+4.7%
79Campoo de Yuso43-4.4%
80Arredondo36+2.9%
81Bárcena de Pie de Concha27-10%
82Saro25+8.7%
83Herrerías22-15.4%
84Pesaguero200%
85Luena19-17.4%
85San Pedro del Romeral190%
87Los Tojos180%
88Valle de Villaverde16+23.1%
89San Roque de Riomiera15+7.1%
90Cieza14+7.7%
90Miera140%
92Las Rozas de Valdearroyo13+8.3%
93Peñarrubia12+9.1%
94Santiurde de Reinosa11+10%
95Polaciones100%
96Tudanca9+12.5%
97Valdeprado del Río8-27.3%
98Anievas5-16.7%
99Lamasón40%

Other periods

About this ranking

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 3 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2021. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/cantabria-municipalities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/cantabria-municipalities?period=2021.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/cantabria-municipalities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Santander, with 11,845 in 2021, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Lamasón, with 4 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 municipalities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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