Segovia · Castilla y León · CP 40185
Santa María la Real de Nieva
Santa María la Real de Nieva: living in Segovia
Santa María la Real de Nieva offers 2683 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
906
Avg. summer temp
21.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#4447 / 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Housing about 950 €/m²; cost of living at 43% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~195 min; Renfe ~43 min; coach ~42 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,683 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.6% of padrón; international residents 10.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 54.3; foreign residents 10.4%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,395; Natura 2000 covers about 3.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Santa María la Real de Nieva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.3
<16
7.8%
16–64
60.7%
65+
31.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 871 (89.6%)
Foreign residents: 101 (10.4%)
- Bulgaria: 70
- Morocco: 18
- Colombia: 4
- Russia: 3
- France: 1
- Chile: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€950
Flats €/m²
874 €
Houses €/m²
1026 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 210 · 63% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 40118 (6.3km)
316 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Segovia
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.1 km
- 02Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 32.4 km
- 03Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 38.9 km
- 04Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 48.9 km
- 05Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa María la Real de Nieva
€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 Santa María la Real de Nieva you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
25
Affiliated workers (approx.)
392
Self-employed (approx.)
66
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,184,042
Expenses
€1,184,042
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Pilar Ares de Blas (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 156.4 km · 195 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 38.7 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 121.1 km · 99 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 376.3 km · 323 min
Nearest city
Segovia · 38.7 km · 46 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ARÉVALO · 34.3 km · 43 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Martin Muñoz De Las Posadas · 34.2 km · 42 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
695
767 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
177
195 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
72
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
16
23 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2683 sunshine hours
Santa María la Real de Nieva averages about 2683 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.4%
SETELECO reports 88.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Santa María la Real de Nieva
Santa María la Real de Nieva is a municipality in Segovia (Castilla y León) with about 2,138 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1438 €/m². Compare Santa María la Real de Nieva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 40185 · CP 40185 · lat 41.0136016486753, lon -4.418796042760901 · 238 m · Income: €33,100