Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09214
Merindad de Montija
Merindad de Montija: living in Burgos
Merindad de Montija offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
723
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5148 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
Images: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Wikipedia — Everything on this website is pulled from open data sources, so the site administrator cannot take full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~16 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,183 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 70% 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +28.0% over the series; mean age 54.0; foreign residents 3.4%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 9.9% of the area (nearest site ~3.7 km).
Place location
Merindad de Montija in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54
<16
6.7%
16–64
58.9%
65+
34.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 700 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 25 (3.4%)
- Romania: 11
- Morocco: 6
- Portugal: 2
- Peru: 2
- France: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Cuba: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09209 (15.0km)
257 approx. sunny days · 19 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
69.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.4 km
- 02Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.4 km
- 03Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.2 km
Day trip
- 05Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.3 km
- 06Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 07Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.2 km
- 08Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 38 km
- 09Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Merindad de Montija
€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 Merindad de Montija you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
32
Affiliated workers (approx.)
302
Self-employed (approx.)
51
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Florencio Martínez López (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 de Bilbao (BIO) · 74.2 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 65.8 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 244.6 km · 175 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 69.3 km · 59 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 121.2 km · 108 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BERCEDO-MONTIJA · 4.8 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villasante · 1.1 km · 11 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).
| Service | Yes | Unknown | No | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarket | ||||
| Grocery | ||||
| Bakery | ||||
| Butcher | ||||
| Pharmacy | ||||
| Health centre | ||||
| Dentist | ||||
| Psychologist | ||||
| Vet | ||||
| Hospital | ||||
| Nursing home | ||||
| Kindergarten | ||||
| School | ||||
| Secondary school | ||||
| Adult education | ||||
| Post office | ||||
| Bank | ||||
| Town hall | ||||
| Police | ||||
| Petrol station | ||||
| Bar / café | ||||
| Restaurant | ||||
| Cinema | ||||
| Swimming pool | ||||
| Sports centre | ||||
| Library |
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
553
765 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
189
261 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
66
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Merindad de Montija averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Merindad de Montija
Merindad de Montija is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 1,416 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3416 €/m². Compare Merindad de Montija with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09214 · CP 09214 · lat 43.069388396722786, lon -3.4855919632113594 · 416 m · Income: €28,768