Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13005
Alcázar de San Juan
Alcázar de San Juan: living in Ciudad Real
Alcázar de San Juan offers 2817 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
31,914
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1360 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,817 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.7% of padrón; international residents 7.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.2% over the series; mean age 43.0; foreign residents 7.3%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 1.1% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Alcázar de San Juan in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43
<16
15.7%
16–64
66.2%
65+
18.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 28,340 (92.7%)
Foreign residents: 2,236 (7.3%)
- Romania: 1,057
- Morocco: 312
- Colombia: 129
- Ukraine: 78
- Dominican Republic: 63
- China: 63
- Paraguay: 53
- Senegal: 52
English speakers ≈ 9
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.28, -3.24)
331 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 11.8 km
- 02Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 18.4 km
- 03Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 18.7 km
- 04Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.8 km
- 05Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.9 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Peñahueca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.2 km
- 07Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.2 km
- 08Laguna de Tirez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.9 km
- 09Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.7 km
- 10Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcázar de San Juan
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcázar de San Juan you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
1,867
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14,931
Self-employed (approx.)
2,535
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€36,405,607
Expenses
€36,405,607
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rosa Melchor Quiralte (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 177 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 94.8 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 161.5 km · 118 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 306.8 km · 209 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 94.8 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CINCO CASAS · 17.6 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Alcazar de San Juan · 13.7 km · 28 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
15,628
490 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,866
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,675
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
17
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
142
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2817 sunshine hours
Alcázar de San Juan averages about 2817 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.7%) makes Alcázar de San Juan a practical base for remote work.
About Alcázar de San Juan
Alcázar de San Juan is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,739 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1439 €/m². Compare Alcázar de San Juan with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13005 · CP 13005 · lat 39.2842129699353, lon -3.239317258844579 · 739 m · Income: €35,133