Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13033
Castellar de Santiago
Castellar de Santiago: living in Ciudad Real
Castellar de Santiago offers 2817 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,714
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#5505 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~180 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,817 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.7°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.9% of padrón; international residents 5.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.5% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 5.1%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 33.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Castellar de Santiago in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
10.1%
16–64
64.3%
65+
25.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,801 (94.9%)
Foreign residents: 96 (5.1%)
- Romania: 76
- Cuba: 7
- Bulgaria: 4
- Colombia: 3
- Morocco: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- Paraguay: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 13084 (8.7km)
331 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 15 km
- 02Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.9 km
- 03Los órganos de Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 04Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.1 km
- 05Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.1 km
- 06Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 45.3 km
- 07Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.4 km
- 08Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 51.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellar de Santiago
€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 Castellar de Santiago you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
89
Affiliated workers (approx.)
780
Self-employed (approx.)
132
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€2,083,000
Expenses
€2,083,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria del Carmen Ballesteros Velez (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) · 210.1 km · 180 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 104.2 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 202.3 km · 173 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 274.1 km · 235 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 104.2 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMURADIEL-VISO DEL MARQUÉS · 25.9 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Almuradiel · 26.7 km · 23 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
963
562 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
520
303 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
111
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2817 sunshine hours
Castellar de Santiago averages about 2817 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.
Natura 2000 ~34%
About 34% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Castellar de Santiago
Castellar de Santiago is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,830 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1530 €/m². Compare Castellar de Santiago with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13033 · CP 13033 · lat 38.53279333099377, lon -3.2828603401180594 · 830 m · Income: €23,996