Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 45164
Sotillo de las Palomas
Sotillo de las Palomas: living in Toledo
Sotillo de las Palomas offers 2692 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
184
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4549 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.9/10
Average. Housing about 850 €/m²; cost of living at 39% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~90 min; airport ~182 min; Renfe ~46 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,692 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.8% of padrón; international residents 2.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.8% over the series; mean age 57.6; foreign residents 2.2%; property prices +7.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 81.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Sotillo de las Palomas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.6
<16
4.4%
16–64
53.6%
65+
42.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 179 (97.8%)
Foreign residents: 4 (2.2%)
- Venezuela: 2
- Romania: 1
- Russia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€850
Flats €/m²
782 €
Houses €/m²
918 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 204 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.09, -4.85)
317 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Toledo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 1.2 km
- 02Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 24.6 km
Day trip
- 03Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.2 km
- 04Garganta de las Lanchas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 56.7 km
- 05Cabañeros (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 59.4 km
- 06Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 66.3 km
- 07Rincón del Torozo (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 68.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sotillo de las Palomas
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Sotillo de las Palomas you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
16.2%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
69
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€362,224
Expenses
€362,224
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Fernando Resino Carrillo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 284.5 km · 182 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Toledo) · 99.2 km · 90 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 137.3 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 502.7 km · 431 min
Nearest city
Toledo · 99.2 km · 90 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TALAVERA DE LA REINA · 23 km · 46 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · SOTILLO DE LAS PALOMAS · 2.3 km · 17 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
96
522 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
39
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
21 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2692 sunshine hours
Sotillo de las Palomas averages about 2692 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€850/m²
Asking prices around €850 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Sotillo de las Palomas
Sotillo de las Palomas is a municipality in Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,530 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1930 €/m². Compare Sotillo de las Palomas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 45164 · CP 45164 · lat 40.09318636801852, lon -4.8478727361700535 · 630 m · Income: €24,361