Rascafría
Rascafría | |
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Town Hall. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | |
Rascafría Location in the Community of Madrid Rascafría Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′17″N 3°52′46″W / 40.90472°N 3.87944°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Province | Madrid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Óscar Joaquín Robles Hernández (Vox) |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.27 km2 (58.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,163 m (3,816 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,704 |
| • Density | 11.34/km2 (29.37/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rascafrienses |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28740 |
| Website | www.rascafria.org |
Rascafría is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In 2024 it had a population of 1,707.[2]
In its territory is the Monastery of Santa Maria de El Paular and the hamlet of Oteruelo del Valle.
Politics
The 2023 election was won by Vox: in Rascafría the PP, as well as local parties AVRO and SRO, suffered a drop in support, with Vox and PSOE both benefitting.[3][4] The municipality has a Vox mayor, Óscar Robes, and rules in coalition with the PP.
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Vox | 298 | 31.26 | New | 3 | New | |
| PP | 184 | 19.30 | 11.15 | 2 | 1 | |
| PSOE | 173 | 18.15 | 6.05 | 2 | 1 | |
| Agrupación Vecinal por Rascafría y Oteruelo | 142 | 14.90 | 15.99 | 1 | 2 | |
| Somos Rascafría-Oteruelo | 88 | 9.23 | 13.34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rascafría Entre Todos | 40 | 4.19 | New | 0 | New | |
| IU/Podemos/AV | 20 | 2.09 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Transport system
The only way to reach Rascafría is on bus lines 194 and 194A.
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ "Madrid: Población por municipios y sexo. (2881)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "El secreto de Rascafría, el primer pueblo gobernado por Vox en Madrid: "No somos diablos sino gente normal que trabaja"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Rascafría: Resultados Elecciones Municipales 2023 | 28M (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-04 – via resultados-elecciones.rtve.es.