Teruel · Aragón · CP 44086
Cretas
Cretas: living in Teruel
Cretas offers 2661 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
559
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4041 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 667 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~120 min; airport ~154 min; Renfe ~73 min; coach ~45 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,661 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.0% of padrón; international residents 12.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +11.8% over the series; mean age 48.8; foreign residents 12.0%; property prices +1.3% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 9.6/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Cretas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.8
<16
13.9%
16–64
55.6%
65+
30.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 499 (88.0%)
Foreign residents: 68 (12.0%)
- Romania: 30
- United Kingdom: 14
- Morocco: 9
- France: 3
- Russia: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Brazil: 1
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€667
Flats €/m²
614 €
Houses €/m²
720 €
6-year change
+8.1%
Province rank: # / 238 · 31% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.92, 0.21)
313 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Teruel
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ribera de l`Algars (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 3.9 km
- 02Ports, els (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 4.4 km
- 03Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.5 km
- 04Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.6 km
- 05Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 17.2 km
Day trip
- 06Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 27.3 km
- 07Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.7 km
- 08Ribera de l`Ebre a Flix (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 43.2 km
- 09L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 44.2 km
- 10La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 44.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cretas
€3,058
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,220
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,810
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cretas you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
19
Affiliated workers (approx.)
221
Self-employed (approx.)
37
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€772,000
Expenses
€772,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Fernando Javier Camps Juan (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 117 km · 154 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 119.3 km · 120 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 164.2 km · 149 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 122.3 km · 125 min
Nearest city
Teruel · 197.5 km · 185 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORTOSA · 55 km · 73 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Gandesa Estació d'autobusos · 36.3 km · 45 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
353
631 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
161
288 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
41
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2661 sunshine hours
Cretas averages about 2661 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€667/m²
Asking prices around €667 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 83.3%
SETELECO reports 83.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cretas
Cretas is a municipality in Teruel (Aragón) with about 3,342 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2042 €/m². Compare Cretas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 44086 · CP 44086 · lat 40.92299656113002, lon 0.20519345427345018 · 542 m · Income: €27,533