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Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies

Santander had the highest active companies of 101 municipalities in 2024, at 11,474. Tresviso had the lowest, at 4. The median was 127 and the figure for Cantabria was 38,005. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Highest11,474Santander
Lowest4Tresviso
Median127101 municipalities
Cantabria38,005History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

Santander: 11,474 countSantander11,474Torrelavega: 2,835 countTorrelavega2,835Camargo: 2,119 countCamargo2,119Castro-Urdiales: 2,065 countCastro-Urdiales2,065Piélagos: 1,721 countPiélagos1,721Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,061 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,061El Astillero: 1,000 countEl Astillero1,000Laredo: 809 countLaredo809Santoña: 638 countSantoña638Suances: 627 countSuances627Cabezón de la Sal: 600 countCabezón de la Sal600Medio Cudeyo: 516 countMedio Cudeyo516Colindres: 510 countColindres510Los Corrales de Buelna: 498 countLos Corrales de Buelna498Reinosa: 493 countReinosa493Reocín: 473 countReocín473Santa María de Cayón: 469 countSanta María de Cayón469Ribamontán al Mar: 393 countRibamontán al Mar393Polanco: 374 countPolanco374Entrambasaguas: 356 countEntrambasaguas356Marina de Cudeyo: 351 countMarina de Cudeyo351Cartes: 350 countCartes350Bárcena de Cicero: 339 countBárcena de Cicero339Miengo: 339 countMiengo339San Vicente de la Barquera: 318 countSan Vicente de la Barquera318Noja: 314 countNoja314Santillana del Mar: 309 countSantillana del Mar309Val de San Vicente: 280 countVal de San Vicente280Ampuero: 255 countAmpuero255Ramales de la Victoria: 228 countRamales de la Victoria228Villaescusa: 222 countVillaescusa222Comillas: 216 countComillas216Arnuero: 208 countArnuero208Ribamontán al Monte: 201 countRibamontán al Monte201Meruelo: 199 countMeruelo199Castañeda: 192 countCastañeda192Alfoz de Lloredo: 189 countAlfoz de Lloredo189Campoo de Enmedio: 176 countCampoo de Enmedio176Puente Viesgo: 171 countPuente Viesgo171Potes: 168 countPotes168Santander: 11,474 countSantander11,474Torrelavega: 2,835 countTorrelavega2,835Camargo: 2,119 countCamargo2,119Castro-Urdiales: 2,065 countCastro-Urdiales2,065Piélagos: 1,721 countPiélagos1,721Santa Cruz de Bezana: 1,061 countSanta Cruz de Bezana1,061El Astillero: 1,000 countEl Astillero1,000Laredo: 809 countLaredo809Santoña: 638 countSantoña638Suances: 627 countSuances627Cabezón de la Sal: 600 countCabezón de la Sal600Medio Cudeyo: 516 countMedio Cudeyo516Colindres: 510 countColindres510Los Corrales de Buelna: 498 countLos Corrales de Buelna498Reinosa: 493 countReinosa493Reocín: 473 countReocín473Santa María de Cayón: 469 countSanta María de Cayón469Ribamontán al Mar: 393 countRibamontán al Mar393Polanco: 374 countPolanco374Entrambasaguas: 356 countEntrambasaguas356Marina de Cudeyo: 351 countMarina de Cudeyo351Cartes: 350 countCartes350Bárcena de Cicero: 339 countBárcena de Cicero339Miengo: 339 countMiengo339San Vicente de la Barquera: 318 countSan Vicente de la Barquera318Noja: 314 countNoja314Santillana del Mar: 309 countSantillana del Mar309Val de San Vicente: 280 countVal de San Vicente280Ampuero: 255 countAmpuero255Ramales de la Victoria: 228 countRamales de la Victoria228Villaescusa: 222 countVillaescusa222Comillas: 216 countComillas216Arnuero: 208 countArnuero208Ribamontán al Monte: 201 countRibamontán al Monte201Meruelo: 199 countMeruelo199Castañeda: 192 countCastañeda192Alfoz de Lloredo: 189 countAlfoz de Lloredo189Campoo de Enmedio: 176 countCampoo de Enmedio176Puente Viesgo: 171 countPuente Viesgo171Potes: 168 countPotes168
count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Santander11,474+0.5%
2Torrelavega2,835-0.1%
3Camargo2,119+1%
4Castro-Urdiales2,065-0%
5Piélagos1,7210%
6Santa Cruz de Bezana1,061+1.1%
7El Astillero1,000+1.9%
8Laredo809-2.1%
9Santoña638-1.2%
10Suances627+0.6%
11Cabezón de la Sal600-0.7%
12Medio Cudeyo516-0.4%
13Colindres510+2.2%
14Los Corrales de Buelna498-4%
15Reinosa493-2.2%
16Reocín473-1%
17Santa María de Cayón469-1.3%
18Ribamontán al Mar393+1.6%
19Polanco374+7.5%
20Entrambasaguas356+2%
21Marina de Cudeyo351+2%
22Cartes350-1.1%
23Bárcena de Cicero339+0.9%
23Miengo339+4%
25San Vicente de la Barquera318+0.6%
26Noja314+1.6%
27Santillana del Mar309-2.2%
28Val de San Vicente2800%
29Ampuero255-1.5%
30Ramales de la Victoria228-5.8%
31Villaescusa222+7.8%
32Comillas216-0.5%
33Arnuero208+0.5%
34Ribamontán al Monte201+1.5%
35Meruelo199+5.9%
36Castañeda192+4.9%
37Alfoz de Lloredo189+5%
38Campoo de Enmedio1760%
39Puente Viesgo171+6.9%
40Potes168-5.6%
40Voto168-0.6%
42Liérganes164-7.3%
43Bareyo162+0.6%
44Selaya152+2.7%
45Corvera de Toranzo150+3.4%
46Valdáliga145+7.4%
47Guriezo144+6.7%
48Mazcuerras1350%
49Argoños132+1.5%
49Hazas de Cesto132+12.8%
51Villacarriedo127+5%
52Cillorigo de Liébana125-4.6%
53Penagos122+5.2%
54Limpias115+4.5%
55Riotuerto104-1%
56San Felices de Buelna103-4.6%
57Santiurde de Toranzo101+5.2%
58Hermandad de Campoo de Suso97+1%
59Camaleño93+5.7%
60Liendo90+2.3%
61Ruiloba85+4.9%
62Arenas de Iguña80+9.6%
63Cabuérniga71+1.4%
64Molledo63-4.5%
64Solórzano63+5%
64Udías63-1.6%
67Escalante590%
68Valderredible58+5.5%
68Villafufre58-3.3%
70Cabezón de Liébana56+5.7%
70Ruente56+12%
72Rionansa52-8.8%
73Soba51+2%
74Rasines49+2.1%
75Campoo de Yuso44+4.8%
76Valdeolea430%
77Vega de Pas42+2.4%
78Vega de Liébana41+2.5%
79Ruesga40-9.1%
80Arredondo26-18.8%
80Saro260%
82Bárcena de Pie de Concha230%
83Herrerías20-4.8%
83Luena200%
83Pesaguero20+11.1%
83San Pedro del Romeral200%
87Peñarrubia18+12.5%
88San Roque de Riomiera17+13.3%
88Valle de Villaverde17+6.3%
90Miera15-6.3%
91Los Tojos14-6.7%
92Cieza120%
93Las Rozas de Valdearroyo11+10%
94Santiurde de Reinosa100%
95Polaciones9+12.5%
96Valdeprado del Río7+16.7%
97Anievas60%
97San Miguel de Aguayo6+50%
97Tudanca6-40%
100Lamasón40%
100Tresviso4n/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. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Cantabria by active companies, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/cantabria-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Santander, with 11,474 in 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Tresviso, with 4 in 2024.

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. 1 municipalities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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