Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13020
Argamasilla de Calatrava
Argamasilla de Calatrava: living in Ciudad Real
Argamasilla de Calatrava offers 2815 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,847
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#599 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~26 min; airport ~201 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,815 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.2% of padrón; international residents 2.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.0% over the series; mean age 45.1; foreign residents 2.8%; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~9.7 km).
Place location
Argamasilla de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.1
<16
15.6%
16–64
62.8%
65+
21.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,774 (97.2%)
Foreign residents: 169 (2.8%)
- Romania: 69
- Morocco: 24
- Bulgaria: 9
- China: 9
- Dominican Republic: 8
- France: 7
- Colombia: 7
- Peru: 6
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.74, -4.02)
331 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Macizo Volcánico de Calatrava (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.5 km
- 02Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 9.7 km
- 03Carbonifero de Puertollano (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.4 km
- 04Morrón de Villamayor (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.5 km
- 05Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.6 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.3 km
- 07Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34.7 km
- 08Bonal del Arroyo de Valdelamadera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.3 km
- 09Túnel de Niefla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.6 km
- 10Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 39.1 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 Calatrava
€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 Calatrava you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
350
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,591
Self-employed (approx.)
441
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,275,543
Expenses
€5,275,543
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jesús Manuel Ruiz Valle (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 234.9 km · 201 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 38.9 km · 26 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 161.8 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 306.9 km · 263 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 38.9 km · 26 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUERTOLLANO · 11 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Argamasilla de Calatrava · 5.6 km · 11 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
3,449
590 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
912
156 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
466
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
139
40 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2815 sunshine hours
Argamasilla de Calatrava averages about 2815 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 Calatrava
Argamasilla de Calatrava is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,796 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1496 €/m². Compare Argamasilla de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13020 · CP 13020 · lat 38.741113747203954, lon -4.02349306810463 · 796 m · Income: €31,180