Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09480
Zael
Zael: living in Burgos
Zael offers 2498 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
117
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4634 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,498 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 58.5; foreign residents 0.9%; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.3 km).
Place location
Zael in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.5
<16
1.7%
16–64
54.5%
65+
43.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 111 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.9%)
- Portugal: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09275 (9.8km)
294 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.7%
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 · 20.5 km
Day trip
- 02Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.7 km
- 03Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.2 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 61.2 km
- 05Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 62.3 km
- 06Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zael
€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 Zael you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
46
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Javier Ortega (Cs)
2023–2027 · Ciudadanos
Pedro Gil (PSOE)
2019–2023 · Partido Socialista
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) · 150.5 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 41.1 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 114.3 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 250.4 km · 178 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 41.1 km · 52 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAQUIRÁN · 25.2 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Caseta Del Alto · 11.9 km · 10 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
85
726 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
20
171 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3
26 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2498 sunshine hours
Zael averages about 2498 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.7%
SETELECO reports 80.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Zael
Zael is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 3,551 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2751 €/m². Compare Zael with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09480 · CP 09480 · lat 42.101682974266296, lon -3.833358181954059 · 751 m · Income: €37,072