Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13019
Argamasilla de Alba
Argamasilla de Alba: living in Ciudad Real
Argamasilla de Alba offers 2814 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,777
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2663 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~164 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,814 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.4% of padrón; international residents 11.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.6% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 11.6%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 8.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.2 km).
Place location
Argamasilla de Alba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
14.1%
16–64
67.6%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,042 (88.4%)
Foreign residents: 796 (11.6%)
- Romania: 649
- Morocco: 36
- China: 18
- Ukraine: 17
- Colombia: 8
- Dominican Republic: 6
- Paraguay: 4
- France: 3
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 (39.08, -3.05)
331 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.2 km
- 02Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25 km
Day trip
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.1 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.8 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.2 km
- 06Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.2 km
- 07Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Argamasilla de Alba
€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 Argamasilla de Alba you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
393
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,239
Self-employed (approx.)
550
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,686,740
Expenses
€7,686,723
Balance
€17
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Sonia Gonzalez Martinez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 270.7 km · 164 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 97.7 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 206.1 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 322.8 km · 277 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 97.7 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CINCO CASAS · 21.3 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Tomelloso · 15.7 km · 26 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
4,231
624 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,063
157 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
413
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
14
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
105
25 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2814 sunshine hours
Argamasilla de Alba averages about 2814 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Argamasilla de Alba
Argamasilla de Alba is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,774 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1474 €/m². Compare Argamasilla de Alba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13019 · CP 13019 · lat 39.077556952405054, lon -3.052674643137679 · 774 m · Income: €27,373