Highest Major Cities in Spain

Cities in Spain with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇪🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Ávila57,657 people · Castille and León

1,127 m

Soria39,112 people · Castille and León

1,064 m

San Lorenzo de El Escorial17,889 people · Madrid

1,049 m

Segovia51,683 people · Castille and León

996 m

Béjar15,007 people · Castille and León

946 m

Cuenca54,898 people · Castille-La Mancha

941 m

Guadix18,718 people · Andalusia

927 m

Alcalá la Real22,783 people · Andalusia

918 m

El Escorial15,842 people · Madrid

917 m

Teruel36,240 people · Aragon

908 m

San Bartolomé de Tirajana53,588 people · Canary Islands

902 m

Villaquilambre17,013 people · Castille and León

893 m

Colmenar Viejo43,700 people · Madrid

889 m

Collado-Villalba63,074 people · Madrid

884 m

Galapagar31,820 people · Madrid

883 m

Gamonal60,000 people · Castille and León

867 m

Burgos176,418 people · Castille and León

863 m

Torrelodones21,781 people · Madrid

856 m

San Andrés del Rabanedo30,820 people · Castille and León

852 m

León124,772 people · Castille and León

844 m

Baza23,359 people · Andalusia

842 m

Tarancón15,651 people · Castille-La Mancha

817 m

Salamanca144,825 people · Castille and León

815 m

Aranda de Duero33,187 people · Castille and León

800 m

Úbeda34,602 people · Andalusia

766 m

La Solana15,523 people · Castille-La Mancha

765 m

Baeza16,253 people · Andalusia

763 m

Zubia18,995 people · Andalusia

755 m

Benavente19,119 people · Castille and León

750 m

Ibi24,113 people · Valencia

748 m

Majadahonda68,110 people · Madrid

743 m

Costillares21,914 people · Madrid

741 m

Palencia78,629 people · Castille and León

739 m

El Goloso19,036 people · Madrid

737 m

Pinar de Chamartín30,000 people · Madrid

737 m

Tres Cantos41,896 people · Madrid

731 m

Alcorcón172,384 people · Madrid

729 m

Castilla17,046 people · Madrid

729 m

Villarrobledo26,642 people · Castille-La Mancha

729 m

Almenara23,057 people · Madrid

727 m

Nueva España24,476 people · Madrid

726 m

Tetuán de las Victorias155,000 people · Madrid

725 m

Hispanoamérica31,470 people · Madrid

724 m

Fuencarral238,765 people · Madrid

723 m

Guadalajara93,470 people · Castille-La Mancha

722 m

La Paz32,192 people · Madrid

722 m

Algete20,204 people · Madrid

721 m

Castillejos20,570 people · Madrid

721 m

Medina del Campo21,540 people · Castille and León

721 m

Valdeacederas26,573 people · Madrid

721 m

Highlights

Within Spain, Ávila ranks first in 2026 with 1,127 m, followed by Soria (1,064 m) and San Lorenzo de El Escorial (1,049 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,127 m (Ávila) to 721 m (Valdeacederas), with a median of 766 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Spain, Ávila ranks first in 2026 with 1,127 m, followed by Soria (1,064 m) and San Lorenzo de El Escorial (1,049 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,127 m (Ávila) to 721 m (Valdeacederas), with a median of 766 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.