Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13011
Almadén
Almadén: living in Ciudad Real
Almadén offers 2786 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,855
Avg. summer temp
27.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4083 / 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 · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.2/10
Average. Hospital ~90 min; airport ~218 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,786 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.1°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 · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.2% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 2.0%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 18.8% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Almadén in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
11%
16–64
62.5%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,206 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 106 (2.0%)
- Romania: 26
- Paraguay: 8
- Brazil: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Morocco: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- China: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.80, -4.74)
328 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.2 km
- 02Rio Guadalmez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 23.2 km
- 03Los Castillejos Volcánicos de la Bienvenida (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 04Bonal del Barranco de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.7 km
- 05Bonales de Puebla de Don Rodrigo (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.9 km
- 06Abedular de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 35.5 km
- 07Bonal del Barranco del Chorro (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 36.3 km
- 08Bonal del Barranco de los Membrillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 37.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Almadén
€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 Almadén you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.3%
SEPE unemployed
403
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,124
Self-employed (approx.)
364
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€12,724,195
Expenses
€11,950,196
Balance
€773,999
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Raquel María Jurado Merchán (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 247.9 km · 218 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 93.3 km · 90 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 134.7 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 315.6 km · 271 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 93.3 km · 90 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GUADALMEZ-LOS PEDROCHES · 26.1 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 10.5 km · 18 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
2,927
603 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
774
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
269
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
19
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
15
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2786 sunshine hours
Almadén averages about 2786 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.6%) makes Almadén a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Almadén
Almadén is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,766 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1466 €/m². Compare Almadén with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13011 · CP 13011 · lat 38.80478130084609, lon -4.7417669635395185 · 766 m · Income: €27,632