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Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13023
Bolaños de Calatrava
Bolaños de Calatrava: living in Ciudad Real
Bolaños de Calatrava offers 2807 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,153
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#100 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~178 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,807 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.0% of padrón; international residents 9.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.8% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 9.0%; 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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.7 km).
Place location
Bolaños de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
15.3%
16–64
67.3%
65+
17.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,862 (91.0%)
Foreign residents: 1,072 (9.0%)
- Romania: 424
- Ecuador: 163
- Bolivia: 128
- Morocco: 42
- Bulgaria: 21
- Colombia: 18
- China: 13
- Pakistan: 13
English speakers ≈ 1
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 (38.91, -3.62)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.9 km
- 02Maar de la Hoya de Cervera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.5 km
- 03Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 04Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.4 km
- 05Navas de Malagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.9 km
- 06Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 39.2 km
- 07Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 41.9 km
- 08Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bolaños 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 Bolaños de Calatrava you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
539
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,808
Self-employed (approx.)
981
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€11,549,409
Expenses
€11,549,409
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Miguel Ángel Valverde Menchero (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 206.8 km · 178 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 43.1 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 191.3 km · 159 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 336.6 km · 246 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 43.1 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMAGRO · 9.1 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Bolaños de Calatrava · 4.9 km · 20 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
6,329
521 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,467
203 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
468
39 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
6
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
187
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2807 sunshine hours
Bolaños de Calatrava averages about 2807 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes Bolaños de Calatrava a practical base for remote work.
About Bolaños de Calatrava
Bolaños de Calatrava is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,799 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1499 €/m². Compare Bolaños de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13023 · CP 13023 · lat 38.9100359489675, lon -3.6240974294319117 · 799 m · Income: €30,858