Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09903
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja: living in Burgos
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,103
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1592 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~83 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~4 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.9% of padrón; international residents 11.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −1.2% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 11.1%; 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 14.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.3 km).
Place location
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
11.7%
16–64
63.2%
65+
25.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,642 (88.9%)
Foreign residents: 455 (11.1%)
- Bulgaria: 294
- Portugal: 54
- Romania: 37
- Morocco: 19
- Colombia: 11
- China: 7
- France: 6
- Italy: 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09209 (14.3km)
257 approx. sunny days · 17 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6 km
- 02Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10 km
- 03Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.9 km
- 04Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 23.6 km
- 05Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 06Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38 km
- 07Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 45.6 km
- 08Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.9 km
- 09Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.1 km
- 10Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 49.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja
€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 Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
244
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,830
Self-employed (approx.)
311
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Adrián Serna del Pozo (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) · 90.8 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 82.4 km · 83 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 215.4 km · 155 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 107 km · 111 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 88.4 km · 87 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS · 21.3 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villarcayo · 1.2 km · 4 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
2,363
576 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
751
183 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
281
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
14
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
32
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91.6%
SETELECO reports 91.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja
Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 3,611 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1711 €/m². Compare Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09903 · CP 09903 · lat 42.938437835293314, lon -3.574282172531872 · 811 m · Income: €29,215