Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09211
Melgar de Fernamental
Melgar de Fernamental: living in Burgos
Melgar de Fernamental offers 2488 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,496
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2804 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,488 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.2% over the series; mean age 50.4; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 2.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Melgar de Fernamental in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.4
<16
7.2%
16–64
61.4%
65+
31.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,465 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 94 (6.0%)
- Bulgaria: 45
- Morocco: 28
- Romania: 13
- Portugal: 2
- Argentina: 1
- Peru: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34071 (10.8km)
293 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.7 km
- 02Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36.5 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.8 km
- 04Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.8 km
- 05Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Melgar de Fernamental
€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 Melgar de Fernamental you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
67
Affiliated workers (approx.)
652
Self-employed (approx.)
110
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- EV-P
Nazaret del Hierro Gonzalez (EV-PCAS-TC)
2023–2027 · España Vaciada- Partido Castellano-Tierra Comunera
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) · 169.7 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 60.5 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 117 km · 89 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 169.8 km · 118 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 60.5 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · OSORNO · 13.2 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Osorno · 13.9 km · 23 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
1,022
683 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
302
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
90
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
33
32 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2488 sunshine hours
Melgar de Fernamental averages about 2488 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89.5%
SETELECO reports 89.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Melgar de Fernamental
Melgar de Fernamental is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 1,413 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3413 €/m². Compare Melgar de Fernamental with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09211 · CP 09211 · lat 42.43160855976576, lon -4.2554103020935585 · 413 m · Income: €31,736