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Leganés is a municipality and a city in Spain, located within the Community of Madrid. It forms part of the Madrid metropolitan area and is situated 11 kilometers southwest of the capital. As of 2025, it has a population of 195,734 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the Community of Madrid and the thirty-second largest in Spain, according to the list of Spanish municipalities by population.
Situated on a plain in the Inner Plateau of the Iberian Peninsula, Leganés is traversed by the Butarque stream, a tributary of the Manzanares River. It borders the Madrid districts of Carabanchel and Latina to the north, Alcorcón to the west, Getafe and the Madrid district of Villaverde to the east, and Fuenlabrada to the south.
Founded in 1280 as "Legamar" during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile, it later adopted its current name and was incorporated as a village into the jurisdiction of Madrid in 1345. In 1627, it became a village under noble jurisdiction when King Philip IV of Spain established the March of Leganés, a status it retained until feudal privileges were abolished in 1820.
During the mid-20th century, like other municipalities near Madrid, Leganés experienced significant population growth due to immigration from other Spanish regions, transforming it into a commuter town where most residents worked in the capital. Over time, Leganés developed its own robust array of public services, industries, and commercial enterprises, becoming a significant contributor to the Community of Madrid.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Leganés · 10,775 leases | €690/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Leganés | €1,172/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Leganés | €3,254/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Leganés | €38,660/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 224 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.763/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 224 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.885/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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