León · Castilla y León · CP 24156
Santa María del Monte de Cea
Santa María del Monte de Cea: living in León
Santa María del Monte de Cea offers 2532 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
207
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#7369 / 8133
Overall score
5.2/10
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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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~173 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,532 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.1°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 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 63.3; foreign residents 0.9%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~215; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~8.0 km).
Place location
Santa María del Monte de Cea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
63.3
<16
3.3%
16–64
47.9%
65+
48.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 225 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 2 (0.9%)
- Romania: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24226 (11.5km)
298 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 41.5 km
- 02Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.4 km
- 03Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.6 km
- 04Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.2 km
- 05Picos de Europa (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 66.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa María del Monte de Cea
€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 Santa María del Monte de Cea you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
71
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€260,386
Expenses
€260,386
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Mario Santos Garcia (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 222.8 km · 173 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 58.4 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 58.2 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 194.1 km · 149 min
Nearest city
León · 58.4 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · EL BURGO RANERO · 13.3 km · 11 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Maria Del Monte De Cea · 2.2 km · 2 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
144
696 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
26
126 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
21
101 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2532 sunshine hours
Santa María del Monte de Cea averages about 2532 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Santa María del Monte de Cea 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 Santa María del Monte de Cea
Santa María del Monte de Cea is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,168 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1068 €/m². Compare Santa María del Monte de Cea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24156 · CP 24156 · lat 42.49657705909117, lon -5.135824674994771 · 268 m · Income: €25,530