Pedraza de Alba town hall

The Ayuntamiento de Pedraza de Alba is the seat of local government in Pedraza de Alba, a small municipality in the province of Salamanca, in the Castile and León region. The building stands on the village's main square (Plaza, 5) and serves as the administrative office where residents handle everyday municipal business.

Where is it and how do you get there?

Pedraza de Alba lies roughly 32 km from Salamanca, the provincial capital, within the comarca of Tierra de Alba and the judicial district of Salamanca. The easiest way to reach it is by car, along the local roads connecting Salamanca with the smaller municipalities in the south of the province — the drive usually takes 30 to 40 minutes. The town hall sits right in the village centre, on the main square, so it's hard to miss once you arrive. It's worth planning to drive yourself, since public transport links between the small municipalities in this area are limited.

What will you see there?

The building reflects the typical administrative architecture of small Castilian municipalities — modest, functional, with little decorative flourish, built purely to serve the local community. The square where it stands is the natural hub of village life for a population that currently numbers 222 people (115 men and 107 women). The municipality also includes the uninhabited settlement of Gómez Velasco, and the whole administrative area covers 23.25 km². A visit to Pedraza de Alba is worth pairing with a short walk through the surrounding streets — it gives a real sense of daily life in a small Salamanca-province municipality whose roots trace back to the medieval repopulation carried out by the kings of León.

The municipality is currently led by mayor David Carabias Delgado, representing the Partido Popular. The town hall building is where the local council meets and where decisions affecting the village's day-to-day running are made.

When should you visit?

The town hall is an administrative institution, not a tourist site with set visiting hours, so if your goal is to handle actual paperwork, check current office hours in advance — the contact phone number is 923 383 110. For travellers who simply want to see the building and the square, a weekday morning is the best time, when the village runs at its normal pace and the square in front of the town hall often becomes a meeting point for locals. Spring and early autumn are the most pleasant seasons to explore this part of Castile, with mild temperatures and the surrounding fields and hills looking their best.

Frequently asked questions

Can you go inside the Pedraza de Alba town hall? The building is an active administrative office, not a museum, so entering only really makes sense for official business, during office hours.

How far is Pedraza de Alba from Salamanca? The village lies about 32 km from central Salamanca, meaning a drive of roughly thirty to forty minutes in good road conditions.

How many people live in the municipality? Current figures put the population at 222 residents, including 115 men and 107 women.

Who runs the municipality? The mayor is David Carabias Delgado of the Partido Popular, and the town hall on the main square is the municipality's executive body.