Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02028
Cotillas
Cotillas: living in Albacete
Cotillas offers 2754 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
123
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#7171 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.1/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 806 €/m²; cost of living at 37% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~149 min; airport ~210 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,754 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.6% of padrón; international residents 2.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +15.4% over the series; mean age 55.9; foreign residents 2.4%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 83.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cotillas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.9
<16
3.9%
16–64
66.7%
65+
29.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 120 (97.6%)
Foreign residents: 3 (2.4%)
- Romania: 1
- Bolivia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02084 (4.6km)
324 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.6 km
- 03Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 12.4 km
- 04Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 13.5 km
- 05Peñas Coloradas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 15.4 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37 km
- 07Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.6 km
- 08Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46 km
- 09Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.5 km
- 10Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cotillas
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cotillas you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
18.3%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
57
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Florencia Lozano Romero (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 258.1 km · 210 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 137 km · 149 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 182.1 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 259.2 km · 224 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 137 km · 149 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HELLÍN · 96.4 km · 83 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Siles · 10.9 km · 9 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
97
789 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
60
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
15
122 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
2
16 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2754 sunshine hours
Cotillas averages about 2754 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€806/m²
Asking prices around €806 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~83%
About 83% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Cotillas
Cotillas is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,492 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2992 €/m². Compare Cotillas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02028 · CP 02028 · lat 38.42289101224105, lon -2.5011692633272506 · 592 m · Income: €21,945