Segovia · Castilla y León · CP 40901
Ortigosa del Monte
Ortigosa del Monte: living in Segovia
Ortigosa del Monte offers 2673 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
608
Avg. summer temp
20.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#67 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.7/10
Average. Housing about 950 €/m²; cost of living at 43% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~21 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~30 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,673 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Average. Population +3.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.2% over the series; mean age 42.7; foreign residents 3.4%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Ortigosa del Monte in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.7
<16
16%
16–64
66%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 542 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 19 (3.4%)
- Bulgaria: 7
- Colombia: 4
- Italy: 3
- Poland: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€950
Flats €/m²
874 €
Houses €/m²
1026 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 210 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.82, -4.16)
314 approx. sunny days · 20 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Segovia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 2.9 km
- 03Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 8.5 km
- 04Peña del Arcipreste de Hita (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional · 11.1 km
- 05Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 22.3 km
Day trip
- 06Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26.4 km
- 07Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.1 km
- 08Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.7 km
- 09Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.7 km
- 10Hayedo de Montejo de la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 63.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ortigosa del Monte
€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 Ortigosa del Monte you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
286
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,001,873
Expenses
€1,001,218
Balance
€655
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- C.I.
Juan Carlos Cabrejas Minguez (C.I.O.)
2023–2027 · Candidatos Independientes de Ortigosa del Monte
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 95 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 11.9 km · 21 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 80 km · 69 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 380.1 km · 261 min
Nearest city
Segovia · 11.9 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ORTIGOSA DEL MONTE · 2.4 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Guadarrama-Escoriales 1 · 32 km · 30 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
376
618 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
103
169 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
80
132 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2673 sunshine hours
Ortigosa del Monte averages about 2673 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95%) makes Ortigosa del Monte a practical base for remote work.
About Ortigosa del Monte
Ortigosa del Monte is a municipality in Segovia (Castilla y León) with about 574 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3274 €/m². Compare Ortigosa del Monte with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 40901 · CP 40901 · lat 40.82086304395257, lon -4.161991165319951 · 474 m · Income: €41,334