Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09215
Merindad de Sotoscueva
Merindad de Sotoscueva: living in Burgos
Merindad de Sotoscueva offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
399
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5322 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,183 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 53% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 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 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +12.5% over the series; mean age 54.2; foreign residents 3.9%; 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 65.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Merindad de Sotoscueva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.2
<16
8.4%
16–64
57.7%
65+
33.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 393 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 16 (3.9%)
- Germany: 5
- United Kingdom: 3
- Morocco: 3
- France: 1
- Poland: 1
- Argentina: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
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 09209 (22.9km)
257 approx. sunny days · 31 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
52.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0 km
- 02Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.7 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.1 km
Day trip
- 04Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.9 km
- 05Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.7 km
- 06Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.3 km
- 07Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.3 km
- 08Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Merindad de Sotoscueva
€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 Merindad de Sotoscueva you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
163
Self-employed (approx.)
28
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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José Luis Azcona Hoyo (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 de Bilbao (BIO) · 91.8 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 83.3 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 230.6 km · 177 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 99.5 km · 121 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 103.6 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SOTOSCUEVA · 3.2 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Crucero Montija · 18.6 km · 35 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
253
634 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
83
208 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
23
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Merindad de Sotoscueva averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~66%
About 66% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Merindad de Sotoscueva
Merindad de Sotoscueva is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 1,417 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3417 €/m². Compare Merindad de Sotoscueva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09215 · CP 09215 · lat 43.04121336627724, lon -3.6523929156166948 · 417 m · Income: €25,832