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Living in Béjar

In Béjar, the statutory reference rent is €4.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2026).

Béjar had 11,993 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.2% in June 2025. The nearest airport was SLM, 66.8 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. The foreign population count was 703 at the start of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Population11,993people1 Jan 2025Official source · Béjar - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,881EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 22% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate5.32%country median 4.4% — 21% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025

Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 67% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Béjar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Béjar?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Béjar recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesBéjar highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Béjar highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Béjar€4.00
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings9,828 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Main residence dwellings5,637 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings4,188 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Béjar a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 54–76%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%
Retirement61%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.32% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Béjar?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.32 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Béjar is 5.3%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.17 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202515Official
People in employment4,143 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,881 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.32 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619Independent

What does a salary buy in Béjar?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,881 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,248of €1,520 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,520
Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €240
Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30− €20
Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,248
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Béjar Salary needed to live in Béjar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Béjar. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Béjar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBéjar highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Béjar highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Melilla5,090
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,030 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202510Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportSLM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport66.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Béjar. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, HybridCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Béjar.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 16.29 · Feb 20.05 · Mar 23.64 · Apr 26.38 · May 31.24 · Jun 37.19 · Jul 36.69 · Aug 38.05 · Sep 37.15 · Oct 29.74 · Nov 21.51 · Dec 19.18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -8.85 · Feb -8.5 · Mar -9.71 · Apr -4.02 · May -2.1 · Jun 3.47 · Jul 5.81 · Aug 6.33 · Sep 3.92 · Oct -1.75 · Nov -5.02 · Dec -9.38 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3.07 · Feb 3.63 · Mar 6.39 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.54 · Jun 18.92 · Jul 22.26 · Aug 22.13 · Sep 17.95 · Oct 12.42 · Nov 6.33 · Dec 3.72 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Béjar?

The published population was 11,993 people in January 2025. Source: Béjar - official stats1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area45.74 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es16Official
Foreign residents703 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.12Official
Female residents6,324 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Male residents5,697 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population11,993 people1 Jan 2025Béjar - official stats1Official

International community in Béjar

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL12,258100.0%
Spain11,58394.5%
European Union (without Spain)2101.7%
South America1861.5%
Africa1691.4%
Central America and Caribbean400.3%
Asia290.2%
Rent of Europe290.2%
North America120.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL12,258100.0%
Spanish11,78796.2%
Africa1381.1%
European Union (without Spain)1381.1%
South America1201.0%
Asia220.2%
Central America and Caribbean190.2%
Statelens150.1%
Rent of Europe110.1%
North America80.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households5,640 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour force5,292 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Alternatives for people set on Béjar

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Guijuelo as a Béjar alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 3.8% Guijuelo vs 5.3% Béjar−29%
  • Residents: 5,427 Guijuelo vs 11,993 Béjar−55%
  • Nearest airport: 46.1 km Guijuelo vs 66.8 km Béjar−31%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Guijuelo vs €4.00/m² Béjarsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,881 Guijuelo vs €1,881 Béjarsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,030 Guijuelo vs 4,030 Béjarsame level

Vila-real as a Béjar alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 484 km, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 11,993 Béjar+347%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 (2024) Vila-real vs 4,030 (2025) Béjarno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 66.8 km Béjar−49%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 5.3% Béjar+3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,881 Béjarsame level
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.00/m² Béjarsame level

Cities near Béjar

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Guijuelo 20.7 km away
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4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Béjar under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).

A country-wide rule for Spain; Béjar's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Béjar?

The published population was 11,993 people in January 2025. Source: Béjar - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Béjar?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

What is the unemployment rate in Béjar?

The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Béjar?

The median gross salary is 1,881 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Béjar?

703 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Béjar a good place to live?

Béjar may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Béjar?

Guijuelo is near Béjar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Béjar?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,583 people (94.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  3. DIGI 100GB mobile plan digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
  4. DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
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  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025 digital.gob.es · checked 2025-06-30
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  9. SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26

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