Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05175
El Oso
El Oso: living in Ávila
El Oso offers 2712 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
125
Avg. summer temp
21.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3959 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~177 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,712 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 58.6; foreign residents 3.1%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.5 km).
Place location
El Oso in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.6
<16
6.9%
16–64
54.9%
65+
38.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 155 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 5 (3.1%)
- Romania: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Morocco: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 67% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05194 (2.8km)
319 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.8 km
- 02Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.7 km
- 03Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 53.8 km
- 04Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 56.4 km
- 05Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 57.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Oso
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In El Oso you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
49
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Aron Blazquez Pindado (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 149.2 km · 177 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ávila) · 41.7 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 123.5 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 409.2 km · 351 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 41.7 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN PEDRO DEL ARROYO · 12.1 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Blascosancho · 13.6 km · 18 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
120
960 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
27
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
10
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2712 sunshine hours
El Oso averages about 2712 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About El Oso
El Oso is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 2,978 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1078 €/m². Compare El Oso with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05175 · CP 05175 · lat 40.850227539260175, lon -4.772223296136638 · 178 m · Income: €28,756