Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09194
Lerma
Lerma: living in Burgos
Lerma offers 2517 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,629
Avg. summer temp
20.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1878 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,517 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 90.7% of padrón; international residents 9.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.3% over the series; mean age 46.8; foreign residents 9.3%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.6% of the area (nearest site ~4.8 km).
Place location
Lerma in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.8
<16
12.6%
16–64
64.2%
65+
23.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,293 (90.7%)
Foreign residents: 236 (9.3%)
- Bulgaria: 74
- Romania: 72
- Morocco: 25
- Portugal: 15
- Colombia: 14
- Brazil: 7
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Venezuela: 4
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 33% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09094 (14.5km)
296 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.1 km
Day trip
- 02Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.3 km
- 03Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.5 km
- 04Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.5 km
- 05Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 58.2 km
- 06Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 68.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Lerma
€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 Lerma you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
89
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,202
Self-employed (approx.)
203
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Maria del Carmen Castrillo Perez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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 de Vitoria (VIT) · 153.7 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 44.4 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 123.7 km · 89 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 255.1 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 44.4 km · 28 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BURGOS-ROSA MANZANO · 54.8 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Quintanilla De La Mata · 2.4 km · 2 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
1,603
610 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
378
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
146
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
28
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2517 sunshine hours
Lerma averages about 2517 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.8%
SETELECO reports 88.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Lerma
Lerma is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 703 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2703 €/m². Compare Lerma with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09194 · CP 09194 · lat 41.98677069578465, lon -3.7644438936605713 · 603 m · Income: €31,705