Rascafría is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In 2022 it had a population of 1,736.[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 surprisingly won by Vox, with the municipality bucking the trend of flipping to the PP: 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 | ![]() |
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PSOE | 173 | 18.15 | ![]() |
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Agrupación Vecinal por Rascafría y Oteruelo | 142 | 14.90 | ![]() |
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Somos Rascafría-Oteruelo | 88 | 9.23 | ![]() |
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Rascafría Entre Todos | 40 | 4.19 | New | 0 | New | |
IU/Podemos/AV | 20 | 2.09 | ![]() |
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Transport system
The only way to reach Rascafría is on bus lines 194 and 194A.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "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.