Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02048
Minaya
Minaya: living in Albacete
Minaya offers 2766 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,381
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4739 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~175 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~48 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,766 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.6°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.2% of padrón; international residents 10.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.2% over the series; mean age 50.0; foreign residents 10.8%; 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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~—; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Minaya in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50
<16
11.3%
16–64
59.6%
65+
29.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,339 (89.2%)
Foreign residents: 162 (10.8%)
- Romania: 92
- Morocco: 48
- Colombia: 5
- Paraguay: 5
- China: 5
- Poland: 4
- Bulgaria: 2
- Algeria: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.22, -2.32)
325 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.1 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.4 km
- 03Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 49.5 km
- 04Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.6 km
- 05Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 57.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Minaya
€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 Minaya you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
59
Affiliated workers (approx.)
584
Self-employed (approx.)
99
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Juan Jose Grande Gonzalez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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 Valencia (VLC) · 223.5 km · 175 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 84.3 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 213.2 km · 160 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 290.4 km · 212 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 84.3 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MINAYA · 5.7 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Minaya · 9.9 km · 48 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
987
715 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
255
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
150
109 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2766 sunshine hours
Minaya averages about 2766 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Minaya a practical base for remote work.
About Minaya
Minaya is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,554 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3054 €/m². Compare Minaya with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02048 · CP 02048 · lat 39.22127795779501, lon -2.315424273634912 · 654 m · Income: €25,112