Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09289
Quintanar de la Sierra
Quintanar de la Sierra: living in Burgos
Quintanar de la Sierra offers 2531 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,474
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5678 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~161 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,531 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.7% of padrón; international residents 8.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.4% over the series; mean age 52.8; foreign residents 8.3%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 13.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Quintanar de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.8
<16
8.8%
16–64
56.6%
65+
34.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,521 (91.7%)
Foreign residents: 137 (8.3%)
- Romania: 82
- Bulgaria: 18
- Algeria: 9
- Portugal: 8
- Morocco: 6
- Argentina: 6
- Germany: 2
- Colombia: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 105% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 42161 (20.8km)
298 approx. sunny days · 38 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4 km
- 02Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.5 km
- 03Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.9 km
- 04Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.4 km
- 05Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Sabinar de Calatañazor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
- 07Acebal de Garagüeta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.7 km
- 08La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 51 km
- 09Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 62.9 km
- 10Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Quintanar de la Sierra
€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 Quintanar de la Sierra you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
59
Affiliated workers (approx.)
592
Self-employed (approx.)
100
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- US
Antonio Gil Martinez (US)
2023–2027 · Union Serrana
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 Vitoria (VIT) · 195.6 km · 161 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Soria) · 72.2 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 210.1 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 227.8 km · 195 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 86.3 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SORIA · 71.2 km · 61 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Salas De Los Infantes · 29.8 km · 26 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
971
659 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
296
201 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
93
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
45
46 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2531 sunshine hours
Quintanar de la Sierra averages about 2531 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.5%) makes Quintanar de la Sierra a practical base for remote work.
About Quintanar de la Sierra
Quintanar de la Sierra is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 1,638 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 838 €/m². Compare Quintanar de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09289 · CP 09289 · lat 42.003758056826754, lon -3.018504486657465 · 638 m · Income: €30,240