Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16039
Buenache de Alarcón
Buenache de Alarcón: living in Cuenca
Buenache de Alarcón offers 2755 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
447
Avg. summer temp
24.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4383 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.1/10
Average. Hospital ~80 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~77 min; coach ~33 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,755 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.1°C (0/3 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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.8% of padrón; international residents 14.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.6% over the series; mean age 52.2; foreign residents 14.2%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Buenache de Alarcón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.2
<16
6.9%
16–64
60%
65+
33.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 394 (85.8%)
Foreign residents: 65 (14.2%)
- Romania: 55
- Paraguay: 2
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 45% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.65, -2.16)
324 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.5%
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 · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.3 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.3 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.1 km
- 05Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.9 km
- 06Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 56.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Buenache de Alarcón
€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 Buenache de Alarcón you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
21
Affiliated workers (approx.)
190
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€503,108
Expenses
€503,108
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Raquel Hortelano Ojeda (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 168.7 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 56.2 km · 80 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 172.4 km · 126 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 185.6 km · 142 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 56.2 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 54.6 km · 77 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 24.8 km · 33 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
294
658 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
118
264 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
35
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
30
102 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2755 sunshine hours
Buenache de Alarcón averages about 2755 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes Buenache de Alarcón a practical base for remote work.
About Buenache de Alarcón
Buenache de Alarcón is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,209 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1309 €/m². Compare Buenache de Alarcón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16039 · CP 16039 · lat 39.65217448879758, lon -2.1570922832432 · 209 m · Income: €23,301