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View of Medina-SidoniaVeronique Debord · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medina-Sidonia

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Medina Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. Considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, it is used as a military defence location because of its elevation.

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Medina-Sidonia, one of Spain's most important ducal seats in the 15th century, produced an admiral, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who led the Spanish Armada against England in 1588. The title of Duque de Medina Sidonia was bestowed upon the family of Guzmán El Bueno for his valiant role in taking the town. The line continues and was led until March 2008 by the controversial socialist Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia (born 1936).

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Village information

Coat of arms of Medina-Sidonia
Province
Cádiz
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
11,838
Altitude
246 m
Area (IGN)
493 km²
Postcode
11170
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Where to sleep in Medina-Sidonia

85 registered places to stay

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Medina-Sidonia at a glance

Distance to a city
Chiclana de la Frontera, 21 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (90,864 inhab.)
Cádiz, the provincial capital, 33 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
11,838 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 38 stops in the village
Train: Pelagatos, 20 km away
Airport: Jerez, 33 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Andalucía)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €350/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €2,043/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
3 health centres
3 pharmacies
Education
4 nursery schools
1 primary school
2 secondary schools
Sports facilities
33 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 91% of homes
4G in 92%
5G in 95%

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes91 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes92 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes95 %

No data on: train station, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, 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.

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

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Cost of living

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Cost of living in Medina-Sidonia, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Medina-Sidonia · 178 leases€350/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Medina-Sidonia€365/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Cádiz€2,043/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Medina-Sidonia€27,591/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 6 petrol stations within 10 km€1.808/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 6 petrol stations within 10 km€1.956/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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