Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16050
Cañaveras
Cañaveras: living in Cuenca
Cañaveras offers 2702 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
230
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4012 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~183 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~36 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,702 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.1% of padrón; international residents 8.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population +4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −6.3% over the series; mean age 51.2; foreign residents 8.9%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.0 km).
Place location
Cañaveras in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.2
<16
9%
16–64
55.7%
65+
35.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 235 (91.1%)
Foreign residents: 23 (8.9%)
- Bulgaria: 17
- Morocco: 3
- Romania: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.36, -2.39)
318 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.8 km
- 02Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.6 km
- 03Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 37.4 km
- 04Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 42 km
- 05Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 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 · Cañaveras
€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 Cañaveras you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.7%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
90
Self-employed (approx.)
15
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€573,100
Expenses
€573,100
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Salvador Perales Morillas (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 142.2 km · 183 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 43.4 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 150.4 km · 123 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 272.3 km · 233 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 43.4 km · 38 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 45.2 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Jabaga cruce · 42.1 km · 36 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
184
800 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
76
330 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
29
126 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2702 sunshine hours
Cañaveras averages about 2702 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 Cañaveras
Cañaveras is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,262 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1362 €/m². Compare Cañaveras with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16050 · CP 16050 · lat 40.35713212648928, lon -2.394121254665108 · 262 m · Income: €26,083