Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13047
Herencia
Herencia: living in Ciudad Real
Herencia offers 2811 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
8,661
Avg. summer temp
26.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1670 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~175 min; Renfe ~48 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,811 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 84.6% of padrón; international residents 15.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.2% over the series; mean age 42.0; foreign residents 15.4%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Herencia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42
<16
16.3%
16–64
66.9%
65+
16.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,101 (84.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,289 (15.4%)
- Romania: 833
- Morocco: 247
- Bulgaria: 28
- Colombia: 19
- China: 14
- Peru: 9
- Ukraine: 8
- Dominican Republic: 8
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 (39.30, -3.40)
331 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.2 km
- 02Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.6 km
- 03Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16.7 km
- 04Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.7 km
- 05Laguna de los Carros (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Tirez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.3 km
- 07Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 25.6 km
- 08Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 09Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.9 km
- 10Laguna de la Albardiosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Herencia
€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 Herencia you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
584
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,084
Self-employed (approx.)
695
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€8,677,084
Expenses
€8,677,084
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Sergio García Navas Corrales (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) · 282.7 km · 175 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 93.8 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 151.9 km · 106 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 358 km · 307 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 93.8 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CINCO CASAS · 27.8 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villarta de San Juan · 8.7 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
4,228
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,340
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
566
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
15
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
230
54 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2811 sunshine hours
Herencia averages about 2811 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.6%) makes Herencia a practical base for remote work.
About Herencia
Herencia is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,865 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1565 €/m². Compare Herencia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13047 · CP 13047 · lat 39.302313082922865, lon -3.4015760410720053 · 865 m · Income: €28,275