Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13053
Manzanares
Manzanares: living in Ciudad Real
Manzanares offers 2819 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,728
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#329 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~146 min; Renfe ~10 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,819 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.5% of padrón; international residents 5.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.5% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 5.5%; 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 ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 4.9% of the area (nearest site ~28.0 km).
Place location
Manzanares in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
15%
16–64
64.3%
65+
20.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 17,016 (94.5%)
Foreign residents: 981 (5.5%)
- Romania: 457
- Morocco: 158
- Colombia: 37
- China: 30
- Bulgaria: 27
- Italy: 27
- Ecuador: 27
- Paraguay: 26
English speakers ≈ 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 (39.03, -3.38)
332 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 11.3 km
Day trip
- 02Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 28 km
- 03Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.1 km
- 04Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.1 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42 km
- 06Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Manzanares
€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 Manzanares you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
976
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,061
Self-employed (approx.)
1,368
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€22,993,243
Expenses
€22,993,243
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Julián Nieva Delgado (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) · 250.1 km · 146 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 63.9 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 180.2 km · 114 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 347.6 km · 298 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 63.9 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MANZANARES · 3.8 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Manzanares · 3.5 km · 9 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
10,399
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,663
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,072
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
232
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2819 sunshine hours
Manzanares averages about 2819 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99%) makes Manzanares a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Manzanares
Manzanares is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,892 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1592 €/m². Compare Manzanares with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13053 · CP 13053 · lat 39.02740813483381, lon -3.3762936771142673 · 892 m · Income: €32,953