Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13071
Puertollano
Puertollano: living in Ciudad Real
Puertollano offers 2818 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
45,565
Avg. summer temp
26.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#938 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~242 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,818 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 · 9.9/10
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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.3% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~5.5 km).
Place location
Puertollano in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
14.5%
16–64
62.7%
65+
22.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 45,659 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,376 (2.9%)
- Romania: 319
- Morocco: 228
- Colombia: 124
- China: 118
- Bolivia: 55
- Argentina: 50
- Brazil: 45
- Paraguay: 42
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.65, -4.06)
332 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Carbonifero de Puertollano (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.2 km
- 02Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.9 km
- 03Laguna Volcánica de la Alberquilla (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.5 km
- 04Volcan del Alhorin (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.5 km
- 05Macizo Volcánico de Calatrava (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.4 km
Day trip
- 06Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.9 km
- 07Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.4 km
- 08Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 09Túnel de Niefla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.6 km
- 10Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Puertollano
€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 Puertollano you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.9%
SEPE unemployed
3,966
Affiliated workers (approx.)
19,975
Self-employed (approx.)
3,428
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€52,159,030
Expenses
€52,159,030
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Miguel Ángel Rúiz Rodríguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Sevilla (SVQ) · 289 km · 242 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 48.7 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 157.7 km · 149 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 292.7 km · 251 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 48.7 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUERTOLLANO · 8.9 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Puertollano · 9.2 km · 28 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
22,083
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,801
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,646
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
68
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
118
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2818 sunshine hours
Puertollano averages about 2818 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Puertollano 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 Puertollano
Puertollano is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,952 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1652 €/m². Compare Puertollano with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13071 · CP 13071 · lat 38.64924114808287, lon -4.060686554093205 · 952 m · Income: €31,668