Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16029
Barchín del Hoyo
Barchín del Hoyo: living in Cuenca
Barchín del Hoyo offers 2730 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
104
Avg. summer temp
24°C
Best place to buy a house
#5760 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~119 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,730 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.9% of padrón; international residents 1.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 57.9; foreign residents 1.1%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Barchín del Hoyo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.9
<16
1%
16–64
60.8%
65+
38.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 88 (98.9%)
Foreign residents: 1 (1.1%)
- Morocco: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.68, -2.04)
321 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.7 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.3 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.7 km
- 05Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.4 km
- 06Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barchín del Hoyo
€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 Barchín del Hoyo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
15.9%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
44
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€272,733
Expenses
€272,733
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Alberto Cerrillo Lopez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 176.8 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 56.7 km · 119 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 180.5 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 193.7 km · 188 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 56.7 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 54.3 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 22.8 km · 20 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
112
1,077 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
45
433 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2730 sunshine hours
Barchín del Hoyo averages about 2730 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Barchín del Hoyo
Barchín del Hoyo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,178 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1278 €/m². Compare Barchín del Hoyo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16029 · CP 16029 · lat 39.682856898250044, lon -2.037704342533002 · 178 m · Income: €22,233