Soria · Castilla y León · CP 42134
Ólvega
Ólvega: living in Soria
Ólvega offers 2571 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,782
Avg. summer temp
20.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#895 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~52 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,571 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.1% of padrón; international residents 13.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.9% over the series; mean age 44.5; foreign residents 13.9%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~450; Natura 2000 covers about 6.4% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Ólvega in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.5
<16
13.4%
16–64
67.4%
65+
19.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,149 (86.1%)
Foreign residents: 507 (13.9%)
- Romania: 260
- Morocco: 59
- Bulgaria: 45
- Colombia: 45
- Portugal: 19
- Ecuador: 15
- Venezuela: 11
- Brazil: 8
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+-3.5%
Province rank: # / 184 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.78, -1.98)
302 approx. sunny days · 31 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Soria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.6 km
Day trip
- 02Balsa del Pulguer (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.2 km
- 03Carrascal de Villarroya (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 37.3 km
- 04Acebal de Garagüeta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.8 km
- 05Balsa de Agua Salada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.5 km
- 06Sotos de Traslapuente (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 45.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ólvega
€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 Ólvega you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
SEPE unemployed
86
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,822
Self-employed (approx.)
306
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,737,238
Expenses
€4,737,238
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Elia Jimenez Hernandez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 122.1 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Soria) · 49 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 112 km · 87 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 221 km · 158 min
Nearest city
Soria · 49 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TUDELA DE NAVARRA · 51.6 km · 52 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Terminal de autobuses · 1 km · 5 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
2,212
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
474
125 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
208
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
185
84 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2571 sunshine hours
Ólvega averages about 2571 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99%) makes Ólvega a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Ólvega
Ólvega is a municipality in Soria (Castilla y León) with about 3,064 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2064 €/m². Compare Ólvega with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 42134 · CP 42134 · lat 41.782209171722386, lon -1.979102519640586 · 264 m · Income: €37,433