Soria · Castilla y León · CP 42160
El Royo
El Royo: living in Soria
El Royo offers 2547 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
248
Avg. summer temp
19°C
Best place to buy a house
#4417 / 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 · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~157 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,547 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 54.9; foreign residents 1.5%; property prices −0.6% 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 ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
El Royo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.9
<16
3.6%
16–64
60%
65+
36.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 261 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 4 (1.5%)
- Romania: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+-3.5%
Province rank: # / 184 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 42191 (8.8km)
300 approx. sunny days · 27 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Soria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.2 km
- 02Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.5 km
- 03Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.2 km
- 04Acebal de Garagüeta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20 km
- 05Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 23 km
Day trip
- 06Sabinar de Calatañazor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.9 km
- 07Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.4 km
- 08Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 49.2 km
- 09Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53 km
- 10Carrascal de Villarroya (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 54.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Royo
€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 El Royo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
107
Self-employed (approx.)
18
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€674,132
Expenses
€674,132
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- A.E.
Ines Gomez Diez (A.E.I. COMUNIDAD CINTORA)
2023–2027 · A.e.i. Comunidad Cintora
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 186.2 km · 157 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Soria) · 29.5 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 181.1 km · 155 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 222.3 km · 191 min
Nearest city
Soria · 29.5 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SORIA · 33.3 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Rotonda Las Casas · 29.7 km · 25 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
145
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
86
347 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2547 sunshine hours
El Royo averages about 2547 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About El Royo
El Royo is a municipality in Soria (Castilla y León) with about 3,153 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2153 €/m². Compare El Royo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 42160 · CP 42160 · lat 41.92458659083638, lon -2.668547942698484 · 353 m · Income: €37,752