Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02067
Riópar
Riópar: living in Albacete
Riópar offers 2739 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,344
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3361 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~112 min; airport ~185 min; Renfe ~92 min; coach ~31 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,739 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 2.3%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 82.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Riópar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
11.9%
16–64
64.6%
65+
23.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,302 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 30 (2.3%)
- United Kingdom: 8
- Italy: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Germany: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- Portugal: 1
- Russia: 1
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 8
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 (38.48, -2.42)
322 approx. sunny days · 15 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.7%
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
- 02Peñas Coloradas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 9.5 km
- 03Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.7 km
- 04Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 12.4 km
- 05Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 14.2 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
- 07Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 41.9 km
- 08Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.1 km
- 09Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.6 km
- 10Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Riópar
€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 Riópar you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.2%
SEPE unemployed
80
Affiliated workers (approx.)
613
Self-employed (approx.)
104
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Federico Moreno Sánchez (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 197.1 km · 185 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 120.3 km · 112 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 165.3 km · 135 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 242.5 km · 187 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 120.3 km · 112 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HELLÍN · 78.3 km · 92 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Siles · 20.8 km · 31 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
725
539 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
313
233 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
79
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2739 sunshine hours
Riópar averages about 2739 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.
About Riópar
Riópar is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,615 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3115 €/m². Compare Riópar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02067 · CP 02067 · lat 38.48158915698999, lon -2.4238746481222337 · 715 m · Income: €25,153