Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13094
Villanueva de San Carlos
Villanueva de San Carlos: living in Ciudad Real
Villanueva de San Carlos offers 2820 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
261
Avg. summer temp
28.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#6309 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~197 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,820 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.3% over the series; mean age 59.0; foreign residents 1.0%; 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~279; Natura 2000 covers about 0.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Villanueva de San Carlos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59
<16
1.4%
16–64
55.4%
65+
43.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 287 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 3 (1.0%)
- Romania: 2
- Morocco: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.60, -3.88)
332 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 2 km
- 02Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.4 km
- 03Laguna Volcánica de la Alberquilla (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.8 km
- 04Macizo Volcánico de Calatrava (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.9 km
- 05Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.1 km
- 07Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.1 km
- 08Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.3 km
- 09Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.6 km
- 10Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva de San Carlos
€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 Villanueva de San Carlos you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
103
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€380,865
Expenses
€380,865
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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María del Carmen López Bautista (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 238 km · 197 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 63.1 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 175.3 km · 186 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 289.8 km · 248 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 63.1 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUERTOLLANO · 30.2 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Calzada de Calatrava · 19.1 km · 16 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
240
920 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
91
349 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2820 sunshine hours
Villanueva de San Carlos averages about 2820 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 Villanueva de San Carlos
Villanueva de San Carlos is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,017 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1717 €/m². Compare Villanueva de San Carlos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13094 · CP 13094 · lat 38.60405544834788, lon -3.8793105934066947 · 117 m · Income: €35,726