Segovia · Castilla y León · CP 40040
Cantalejo
Cantalejo: living in Segovia
Cantalejo offers 2603 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,619
Avg. summer temp
21.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1497 / 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Housing about 950 €/m²; cost of living at 43% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~55 min; airport ~182 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,603 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 83.1% of padrón; international residents 16.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.6% over the series; mean age 45.2; foreign residents 16.9%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-350; Natura 2000 covers about 28.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.3 km).
Place location
Cantalejo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.2
<16
14.9%
16–64
63%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,926 (83.1%)
Foreign residents: 597 (16.9%)
- Morocco: 233
- Bulgaria: 187
- Romania: 48
- Dominican Republic: 44
- Brazil: 21
- China: 5
- Poland: 4
- Paraguay: 3
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€950
Flats €/m²
874 €
Houses €/m²
1026 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 210 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 40193 (5.6km)
306 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Segovia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.8 km
- 02Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 03Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 25.1 km
- 04Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.7 km
- 05Hayedo de Montejo de la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 38 km
- 06Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.5 km
- 07Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 46 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cantalejo
€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 Cantalejo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.4%
SEPE unemployed
101
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,626
Self-employed (approx.)
274
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,242,041
Expenses
€5,242,041
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maximo San Macario de Diego (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 140.3 km · 182 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 61.4 km · 55 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 91.3 km · 93 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 333 km · 285 min
Nearest city
Segovia · 61.4 km · 55 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SEGOVIA-GUIOMAR · 57.4 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cerezo De Abajo · 30.5 km · 41 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
2,015
557 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
640
177 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
140
39 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
52
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2603 sunshine hours
Cantalejo averages about 2603 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Cantalejo a practical base for remote work.
About Cantalejo
Cantalejo is a municipality in Segovia (Castilla y León) with about 1,048 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3148 €/m². Compare Cantalejo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 40040 · CP 40040 · lat 41.26056053551737, lon -3.934255824123534 · 948 m · Income: €31,843