Huesca · Aragón · CP 22904
La Sotonera
La Sotonera: living in Huesca
La Sotonera offers 2659 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
879
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2762 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.7/10
Average. Housing about 900 €/m²; cost of living at 41% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~19 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,659 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 95.3% of padrón; international residents 4.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 53.0; foreign residents 4.7%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 9.6/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 28.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.7 km).
Place location
La Sotonera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53
<16
8.8%
16–64
58.8%
65+
32.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 831 (95.3%)
Foreign residents: 41 (4.7%)
- Morocco: 18
- Romania: 12
- Bulgaria: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€900
Flats €/m²
828 €
Houses €/m²
972 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 203 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 22047 (9.6km)
313 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
64.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huesca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra y los Cañones de Guara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.4 km
- 02Mallos de Riglos, Agüero y Peña Rueba (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.4 km
- 03San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 24.3 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Santo Domingo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.6 km
- 05Fozes de Fago y Biniés (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 46.8 km
- 06Valles Occidentales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49 km
- 07Ordesa y Monte Perdido (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 57.2 km
- 08Foz de Burgui (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 62.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Sotonera
€3,058
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,220
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,810
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In La Sotonera you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.9%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
370
Self-employed (approx.)
62
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€928,650
Expenses
€865,048
Balance
€63,602
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Isabel Bailo Gella (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 110.3 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Huesca) · 21.9 km · 19 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 97.7 km · 84 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 226.1 km · 194 min
Nearest city
Huesca · 21.9 km · 19 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · AYERBE · 17.8 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Centro Comercial Norte · 21 km · 38 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
563
641 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
211
240 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
61
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2659 sunshine hours
La Sotonera averages about 2659 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€900/m²
Asking prices around €900 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~28%
About 28% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Sotonera
La Sotonera is a municipality in Huesca (Aragón) with about 4,117 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2217 €/m². Compare La Sotonera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 22904 · CP 22904 · lat 42.248389252010135, lon -0.5416096668213604 · 417 m · Income: €33,873