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Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies

Santander had the highest active companies of 100 municipalities in 2023, at 11,416. San Miguel de Aguayo had the lowest, at 4. The median was 126 and the figure for Cantabria was 37,801. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest11,416Santander
Lowest4San Miguel de Aguayo
Median126100 municipalities
Cantabria37,801History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

Santander: 11,416 countSantander11,416Torrelavega: 2,837 countTorrelavega2,837Camargo: 2,099 countCamargo2,099Castro-Urdiales: 2,066 countCastro-Urdiales2,066Piélagos: 1,721 countPiélagos1,721Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,049 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,049El Astillero: 981 countEl Astillero981Laredo: 826 countLaredo826Santoña: 646 countSantoña646Suances: 623 countSuances623Cabezón de la Sal: 604 countCabezón de la Sal604Los Corrales de Buelna: 519 countLos Corrales de Buelna519Medio Cudeyo: 518 countMedio Cudeyo518Reinosa: 504 countReinosa504Colindres: 499 countColindres499Reocín: 478 countReocín478Santa María de Cayón: 475 countSanta María de Cayón475Ribamontán al Mar: 387 countRibamontán al Mar387Cartes: 354 countCartes354Entrambasaguas: 349 countEntrambasaguas349Polanco: 348 countPolanco348Marina de Cudeyo: 344 countMarina de Cudeyo344Bárcena de Cicero: 336 countBárcena de Cicero336Miengo: 326 countMiengo326San Vicente de la Barquera: 316 countSan Vicente de la Barquera316Santillana del Mar: 316 countSantillana del Mar316Noja: 309 countNoja309Val de San Vicente: 280 countVal de San Vicente280Ampuero: 259 countAmpuero259Ramales de la Victoria: 242 countRamales de la Victoria242Comillas: 217 countComillas217Arnuero: 207 countArnuero207Villaescusa: 206 countVillaescusa206Ribamontán al Monte: 198 countRibamontán al Monte198Meruelo: 188 countMeruelo188Castañeda: 183 countCastañeda183Alfoz de Lloredo: 180 countAlfoz de Lloredo180Potes: 178 countPotes178Liérganes: 177 countLiérganes177Campoo de Enmedio: 176 countCampoo de Enmedio176Santander: 11,416 countSantander11,416Torrelavega: 2,837 countTorrelavega2,837Camargo: 2,099 countCamargo2,099Castro-Urdiales: 2,066 countCastro-Urdiales2,066Piélagos: 1,721 countPiélagos1,721Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,049 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,049El Astillero: 981 countEl Astillero981Laredo: 826 countLaredo826Santoña: 646 countSantoña646Suances: 623 countSuances623Cabezón de la Sal: 604 countCabezón de la Sal604Los Corrales de Buelna: 519 countLos Corrales de Buelna519Medio Cudeyo: 518 countMedio Cudeyo518Reinosa: 504 countReinosa504Colindres: 499 countColindres499Reocín: 478 countReocín478Santa María de Cayón: 475 countSanta María de Cayón475Ribamontán al Mar: 387 countRibamontán al Mar387Cartes: 354 countCartes354Entrambasaguas: 349 countEntrambasaguas349Polanco: 348 countPolanco348Marina de Cudeyo: 344 countMarina de Cudeyo344Bárcena de Cicero: 336 countBárcena de Cicero336Miengo: 326 countMiengo326San Vicente de la Barquera: 316 countSan Vicente de la Barquera316Santillana del Mar: 316 countSantillana del Mar316Noja: 309 countNoja309Val de San Vicente: 280 countVal de San Vicente280Ampuero: 259 countAmpuero259Ramales de la Victoria: 242 countRamales de la Victoria242Comillas: 217 countComillas217Arnuero: 207 countArnuero207Villaescusa: 206 countVillaescusa206Ribamontán al Monte: 198 countRibamontán al Monte198Meruelo: 188 countMeruelo188Castañeda: 183 countCastañeda183Alfoz de Lloredo: 180 countAlfoz de Lloredo180Potes: 178 countPotes178Liérganes: 177 countLiérganes177Campoo de Enmedio: 176 countCampoo de Enmedio176
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Santander11,416-4.7%
2Torrelavega2,837-4.8%
3Camargo2,099-4.2%
4Castro-Urdiales2,066-3.3%
5Piélagos1,721-0.5%
6Santa Cruz de Bezana1,049+1.6%
7El Astillero981-4.2%
8Laredo826-7.1%
9Santoña646-1.4%
10Suances623-1.1%
11Cabezón de la Sal604-1.1%
12Los Corrales de Buelna519-3.5%
13Medio Cudeyo518-3.5%
14Reinosa504-3.8%
15Colindres499-2.7%
16Reocín478-3.6%
17Santa María de Cayón475-3.3%
18Ribamontán al Mar387-8.3%
19Cartes354+1.4%
20Entrambasaguas349+1.5%
21Polanco348+2.7%
22Marina de Cudeyo344-1.7%
23Bárcena de Cicero336+2.8%
24Miengo326-2.1%
25San Vicente de la Barquera316-2.8%
25Santillana del Mar316+3.9%
27Noja309-1%
28Val de San Vicente280-5.7%
29Ampuero259+4.4%
30Ramales de la Victoria2420%
31Comillas217+2.4%
32Arnuero207+1.5%
33Villaescusa206+2.5%
34Ribamontán al Monte198+4.8%
35Meruelo188+0.5%
36Castañeda183+4%
37Alfoz de Lloredo180+1.1%
38Potes178-2.2%
39Liérganes177+5.4%
40Campoo de Enmedio176-3.8%
41Voto169+1.2%
42Bareyo161-3.6%
43Puente Viesgo160-6.4%
44Selaya148-4.5%
45Corvera de Toranzo145-5.8%
46Guriezo135-4.3%
46Mazcuerras135+5.5%
46Valdáliga135-2.9%
49Cillorigo de Liébana131+7.4%
50Argoños130-7.8%
51Villacarriedo121+0.8%
52Hazas de Cesto117-0.8%
53Penagos116-6.5%
54Limpias110-5.2%
55San Felices de Buelna108-7.7%
56Riotuerto105-4.5%
57Hermandad de Campoo de Suso96+3.2%
57Santiurde de Toranzo96+17.1%
59Camaleño88+1.1%
59Liendo88-6.4%
61Ruiloba81+5.2%
62Arenas de Iguña73+9%
63Cabuérniga70+20.7%
64Molledo66-1.5%
65Udías64+3.2%
66Solórzano60+3.4%
66Villafufre60+1.7%
68Escalante59+7.3%
69Rionansa57-1.7%
70Valderredible55-1.8%
71Cabezón de Liébana53-10.2%
72Ruente50+4.2%
72Soba50-5.7%
74Rasines48-2%
75Ruesga44-13.7%
76Valdeolea43-4.4%
77Campoo de Yuso42-6.7%
78Vega de Pas41-12.8%
79Vega de Liébana40-18.4%
80Arredondo32-17.9%
81Saro26+8.3%
82Bárcena de Pie de Concha23-11.5%
83Herrerías210%
84Luena20+17.6%
84San Pedro del Romeral20+5.3%
86Pesaguero18-10%
87Miera16-5.9%
87Peñarrubia16+33.3%
87Valle de Villaverde16-5.9%
90Los Tojos15-11.8%
90San Roque de Riomiera150%
92Cieza12-14.3%
93Las Rozas de Valdearroyo10-16.7%
93Santiurde de Reinosa10-9.1%
93Tudanca100%
96Polaciones8+14.3%
97Anievas60%
97Valdeprado del Río6-25%
99Lamasón40%
99San Miguel de Aguayo4n/a

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. 2 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/cantabria-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Santander, with 11,416 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

San Miguel de Aguayo, with 4 in 2023.

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. 2 municipalities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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