Rascafría

Rascafría is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In 2022 it had a population of 1,736.^[2]

Rascafría
Municipality
Town Hall.
Flag Coat of arms
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
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Coordinates: 40°54′17″N 3°52′46″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  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,663
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Demonym	Rascafrienses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.rascafria.org

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	+/-
	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.