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Congosto

Village

Congosto is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo (the province of León, Castile and León, Spain). The village of Congosto within the municipality has about 254 inhabitants.

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Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining.

Congosto also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Congosto
Province
León
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
1,418
Altitude
691 m
Area (IGN)
37 km²
Postcode
24398
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Where to sleep in Congosto

5 registered places to stay

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Congosto at a glance

Distance to a city
Ponferrada, 10 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (63,186 inhab.)
León, the provincial capital, 78 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
1,418 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 7 stops in the village
Train: San Miguel de las Dueñas, 4 km away
Airport: León, 71 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Castilla y León)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €289/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,087/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
4 health centres
1 pharmacy
Education
2 nursery schools
1 primary school
Sports facilities
6 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 79% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes79 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: ATMs, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, secondary school, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

Right now nobody has listed a home or land in Congosto. Rental and purchase prices for the area are under “Cost of living”.

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in Congosto, with the source of each figure
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Congosto€289/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of León€1,087/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Congosto€33,545/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 16 petrol stations within 10 km€1.817/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 16 petrol stations within 10 km€1.946/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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