Municipalities in Palencia province by active companies

Palencia had the highest active companies of 107 municipalities in 2023, at 4,447. Villaeles de Valdavia had the lowest, at 4. The median was 11 and the figure for Palencia province was 8,956. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest4,447Palencia

Lowest4Villaeles de Valdavia

Median11107 municipalities

Palencia province8,956History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Palencia	4,447	-8.2%
2	Aguilar de Campoo	455	-7%
3	Guardo	365	-2.4%
4	Villamuriel de Cerrato	317	-8.9%
5	Venta de Baños	307	-4.4%
6	Saldaña	273	-4.9%
7	Carrión de los Condes	193	-5.4%
8	Cervera de Pisuerga	172	-1.7%
8	Grijota	172	0%
10	Herrera de Pisuerga	126	-11.9%
11	Villalobón	124	-6.8%
12	Dueñas	108	-8.5%
13	Paredes de Nava	104	-1.9%
14	Baltanás	79	-2.5%
15	Frómista	78	-9.3%
16	Osorno la Mayor	73	-5.2%
17	Magaz de Pisuerga	67	+3.1%
18	Alar del Rey	63	-3.1%
18	Barruelo de Santullán	63	+1.6%
20	Torquemada	55	-5.2%
21	Velilla del Río Carrión	54	-5.3%
22	Astudillo	53	-7%
23	Villarramiel	50	-5.7%
24	Fuentes de Nava	42	-4.5%
24	Villada	42	-6.7%
26	Ampudia	40	+5.3%
27	Becerril de Campos	36	-5.3%
28	Santibáñez de la Peña	35	-20.5%
29	Amusco	30	+15.4%
29	Villaumbrales	30	0%
31	Husillos	26	+8.3%
31	Monzón de Campos	26	+4%
31	Villaluenga de la Vega	26	-10.3%
34	Fuentes de Valdepero	25	-24.2%
34	Pomar de Valdivia	25	-13.8%
36	Buenavista de Valdavia	24	-14.3%
37	Cevico de la Torre	22	-8.3%
38	Cisneros	20	-9.1%
38	San Cebrián de Campos	20	-16.7%
40	Villamartín de Campos	19	0%
41	Salinas de Pisuerga	18	-10%
42	Autilla del Pino	16	+45.5%
42	Calzada de los Molinos	16	0%
42	Lantadilla	16	+6.7%
45	Cervatos de la Cueza	15	0%
46	Cevico Navero	13	0%
47	La Pernía	12	-25%
47	Santervás de la Vega	12	-14.3%
47	Villamoronta	12	-20%
47	Villoldo	12	-7.7%
51	Castrillo de Villavega	11	-21.4%
51	Itero de la Vega	11	+22.2%
51	Renedo de la Vega	11	0%
51	Tariego de Cerrato	11	-8.3%
51	Villota del Páramo	11	-15.4%
56	Antigüedad	10	+11.1%
56	La Serna	10	0%
56	Pedrosa de la Vega	10	-16.7%
56	Quintana del Puente	10	-9.1%
56	Villaherreros	10	0%
61	Boadilla del Camino	9	0%
61	Melgar de Yuso	9	-10%
61	Piña de Campos	9	0%
61	Villamediana	9	-10%
61	Villodrigo	9	-10%
66	Autillo de Campos	8	+60%
66	Congosto de Valdavia	8	+14.3%
66	Dehesa de Montejo	8	0%
66	Espinosa de Villagonzalo	8	+33.3%
66	Mazariegos	8	+14.3%
66	Sotobañado y Priorato	8	-20%
66	Tabanera de Cerrato	8	-11.1%
66	Villarrabé	8	+14.3%
66	Villaviudas	8	-11.1%
75	Báscones de Ojeda	7	-12.5%
75	Brañosera	7	-22.2%
75	Castromocho	7	+16.7%
75	Hornillos de Cerrato	7	+75%
75	Lagartos	7	-22.2%
75	Palenzuela	7	-22.2%
75	Población de Campos	7	0%
75	Prádanos de Ojeda	7	-30%
75	Santoyo	7	0%
84	Abia de las Torres	6	-33.3%
84	Bustillo de la Vega	6	-33.3%
84	Castrejón de la Peña	6	-33.3%
84	Loma de Ucieza	6	-14.3%
84	Triollo	6	-14.3%
84	Villalcázar de Sirga	6	-33.3%
84	Villasarracino	6	0%
91	Castrillo de Don Juan	5	-16.7%
91	Cobos de Cerrato	5	-16.7%
91	Frechilla	5	+25%
91	Pino del Río	5	-28.6%
91	San Cebrián de Mudá	5	-44.4%
91	Soto de Cerrato	5	0%
91	Valle del Retortillo	5	-16.7%
91	Villalba de Guardo	5	-37.5%
99	Capillas	4	-20%
99	Collazos de Boedo	4	0%
99	Cordovilla la Real	4	n/a
99	Hontoria de Cerrato	4	n/a
99	La Puebla de Valdavia	4	n/a
99	La Vid de Ojeda	4	n/a
99	Moratinos	4	n/a
99	Quintanilla de Onsoña	4	-20%
99	Villaeles de Valdavia	4	0%

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. 24 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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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Palencia province by active companies, 2023) [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 Palencia province 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/palencia-province-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 Palencia province 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/palencia-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Palencia province by active companies, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/palencia-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Palencia province by active companies, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/palencia-province-municipalities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Palencia, with 4,447 in 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Villaeles de Valdavia, 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. 24 municipalities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.