Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05099
Horcajo de las Torres
Horcajo de las Torres: living in Ávila
Horcajo de las Torres offers 2691 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
425
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#4452 / 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 · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~232 min; Renfe ~57 min; coach ~49 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,691 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 99.2% of padrón; international residents 0.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.2% over the series; mean age 55.1; foreign residents 0.8%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Horcajo de las Torres in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.1
<16
5.5%
16–64
57.8%
65+
36.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 501 (99.2%)
Foreign residents: 4 (0.8%)
- Romania: 2
- Brazil: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.07, -5.11)
317 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.5 km
- 02Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 78 km
- 03Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 81.5 km
- 04Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 82.9 km
- 05Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 83.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Horcajo de las Torres
€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 Horcajo de las Torres you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
21
Affiliated workers (approx.)
174
Self-employed (approx.)
30
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Tomas Sanz Sanchez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 188.9 km · 232 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 66.4 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 91.9 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 376.5 km · 323 min
Nearest city
Ávila · 90.6 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CANTALAPIEDRA · 28.1 km · 57 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 25 km · 49 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
398
936 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
48
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
44
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2691 sunshine hours
Horcajo de las Torres averages about 2691 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Horcajo de las Torres a practical base for remote work.
About Horcajo de las Torres
Horcajo de las Torres is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 2,083 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2983 €/m². Compare Horcajo de las Torres with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05099 · CP 05099 · lat 41.07021585638564, lon -5.110149893255165 · 183 m · Income: €26,582