Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09410
Valle de Mena
Valle de Mena: living in Burgos
Valle de Mena offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,155
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#395 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~13 min; coach ~9 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.1% of padrón; international residents 5.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.8% over the series; mean age 46.4; foreign residents 5.9%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 22.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
Valle de Mena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.4
<16
13.4%
16–64
63.6%
65+
23%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,506 (94.1%)
Foreign residents: 220 (5.9%)
- Romania: 94
- Colombia: 30
- Brazil: 23
- Portugal: 21
- Venezuela: 7
- China: 6
- United Kingdom: 5
- Paraguay: 5
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09209 (21.0km)
257 approx. sunny days · 16 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Encina de Artziniega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.1 km
- 02Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.9 km
- 03Hibrido de roble pedunculado y marojo de Arcentales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16 km
- 04Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 20.6 km
- 05Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.2 km
Day trip
- 06Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.4 km
- 07Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.9 km
- 08Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 09Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.1 km
- 10Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 41.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Valle de Mena
€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 Valle de Mena you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
177
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,876
Self-employed (approx.)
317
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- POR
José Luis Ranero López (POR MENA)
2023–2027 · Por Mena
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) · 52.9 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 44.5 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 266.7 km · 196 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 78.2 km · 67 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 143.2 km · 129 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MERCADILLO VILLASANA · 2.7 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Entrambasaguas · 0.9 km · 9 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
2,659
640 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
784
189 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
319
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Valle de Mena averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~23%
About 23% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 81.9%
SETELECO reports 81.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Valle de Mena
Valle de Mena is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 3,334 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2534 €/m². Compare Valle de Mena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09410 · CP 09410 · lat 43.11380768087127, lon -3.27090642572084 · 534 m · Income: €30,031