San Agustín del Guadalix is a Spanish town located north of the

Comunidad de Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...

, near to

Sierra de Guadarrama The Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama Mountains) is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges along the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located between the systems Sierra de G ...

. It is bordered by

Pedrezuela Pedrezuela is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Public transport Pedrezuela has three line buses, one local line and two that connect the village with Madrid. These lines are: L-1: Pedrezuela - Urbanizations 191: Madrid - ...

to the north, the municipalities of El Molar and

Algete Algete () is a town and municipality in central Spain. It lies in the comarca de Alcalá in the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid. It had a population of 19,345 in 2008. Algete is northeast of the capital. Sights include the churc ...

to the east and

Colmenar Viejo Colmenar Viejo is a town and municipality of about 48,614 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca Alta del Manzanares. Main sights In the ...

to the south and west. The origin of the town is obscure, but it appears that it was settled by the

Iberians The Iberians ( la, Hibērī, from el, Ἴβηρες, ''Iberes'') were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. They are described in Greek and Roman sources (among ...

in the pre-Christian era. Proximity to Madrid has made it popular as a commuter base, resulting on its population more than tripling from 2,459 inhabitants in the late 20th century to over 9,000 in 2006

In 2022 it had a population of 13,608. This has substantially changed the face of the town, resulting in blocks of flats replacing the older two-storey buildings as the preferred means of accommodation. Furthermore, the traditional agriculture and livestock industries have been superseded by

heavy industry Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...

. The town's main festival takes place the third Sunday of May in honour of the Virgin of Navalazarza.

Bus lines

* 191: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) -

Buitrago del Lozoya Buitrago del Lozoya () is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sierra Norte. The town is one of the few in the community that have maintained its walls, which are of Moorish orig ...

* 193: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) -

El Vellón El Vellón is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is known for the Watchtower of El Vellón. Transport system El Vellón has three line buses, all of them operated by ALSA (bus company), ALSA. Two of ...

* 194: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) -

Rascafría Rascafría is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In its territory is the Monastery of Santa Maria de El Paular. Transport system The only way to arrive to Rascafría is with bus lines 194 and 194A. ...

* 195: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) -

Braojos Braojos () is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It is located in the comarca of Sierra Norte. Public transport Braojos only has two bus lines, one of them connecting it to Madrid although it only makes a si ...

* 196: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) -

La Acebeda La Acebeda () is municipality of the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid in central Spain. It has a population of 62 inhabitants (INE, 2011). Public transport La Acebeda has two bus lines. One of them communicates with Madrid alth ...

(Only at weekends) * 727:

- San Agustín de Guadalix * 104 (night service): Madrid - San Agustín de Guadalix -

Venturada Venturada is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Public transport Venturada has several bus lines, most of them connect the municipality with Madrid. This lines are: 191: Madrid - Buitrago 193: Madrid - Pedrezuela - El Vell ...

References

External links

Official website

infoSanAgustin.com Digital journal of San Agustín del Guadalix

City information on the Community of Madrid Official Site
Municipalities in the Community of Madrid {{Madrid-geo-stub