Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39067
Ruesga
Ruesga: living in Cantabria
Ruesga offers 2086 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
810
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5945 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~88 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,086 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.5% over the series; mean age 54.3; foreign residents 2.0%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 41.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Ruesga in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.3
<16
6.6%
16–64
56.8%
65+
36.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 822 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 17 (2.0%)
- United Kingdom: 4
- France: 2
- Romania: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Portugal: 1
- Ukraine: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Venezuela: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 103 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48002 (39.0km)
245 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5 km
- 02Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.7 km
- 03Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.9 km
Day trip
- 04Cuevas del Pendo-Peñajorao (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 29.1 km
- 05Dunas de Liencres y Costa Quebrada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.7 km
- 06Pozo Tremeo (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 35.8 km
- 07Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 37.5 km
- 08Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ruesga
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Ruesga you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
31
Affiliated workers (approx.)
327
Self-employed (approx.)
55
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€876,361
Expenses
€815,775
Balance
€60,586
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- P.R.
Jesus Ramon Ochoa Ortiz (P.R.C.)
2023–2027 · Partido Regionalista de Cantabria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 89.6 km · 88 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 47.1 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 286.2 km · 203 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 50.1 km · 75 min
Nearest city
Santander · 47.1 km · 68 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · UDALLA · 14.3 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Riva De Ruesga · 1.2 km · 1 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
602
743 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
169
209 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
59
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
6
7 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2086 sunshine hours
Ruesga averages about 2086 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~41%
About 41% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 91.3%
SETELECO reports 91.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Ruesga
Ruesga is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,715 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3015 €/m². Compare Ruesga with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39067 · CP 39067 · lat 43.28571297788665, lon -3.5702278799789178 · 815 m · Income: €30,862