Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13042
Fuencaliente
Fuencaliente: living in Ciudad Real
Fuencaliente offers 2817 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,007
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1318 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 4.1/10
Average. Hospital ~99 min; airport ~187 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~32 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,817 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.0% over the series; mean age 48.2; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 76.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Fuencaliente in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.2
<16
12.5%
16–64
59.1%
65+
28.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,019 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 17 (1.6%)
- Portugal: 5
- Romania: 2
- Algeria: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Chile: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.43, -4.29)
331 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.4%
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 · 0 km
- 02Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 0.2 km
- 03Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4 km
- 04Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.9 km
- 05Rio Guadalmez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 11.2 km
Day trip
- 06Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.1 km
- 07Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34.5 km
- 08Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 47.6 km
- 09Fuente Agria (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 53.5 km
- 10Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 58.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fuencaliente
€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 Fuencaliente you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.6%
SEPE unemployed
75
Affiliated workers (approx.)
417
Self-employed (approx.)
71
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,324,037
Expenses
€1,324,037
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rubén Francisco Paz Martínez (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) · 248.4 km · 187 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 97.6 km · 99 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 100.1 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 256 km · 197 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 97.6 km · 99 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BRAZATORTAS-VEREDAS · 38.5 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Fuencaliente · 5.3 km · 32 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
517
513 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
351
349 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
81
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2817 sunshine hours
Fuencaliente 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.
About Fuencaliente
Fuencaliente is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,860 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1560 €/m². Compare Fuencaliente with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13042 · CP 13042 · lat 38.42973410237806, lon -4.290971938397429 · 860 m · Income: €24,490