Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16052
Cañete
Cañete: living in Cuenca
Cañete offers 2745 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
877
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#680 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~215 min; airport ~312 min; Renfe ~71 min; coach ~16 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,745 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.4% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 26.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
Cañete in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
12.6%
16–64
65.2%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 632 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 107 (14.5%)
- Romania: 35
- Morocco: 30
- Bolivia: 14
- Pakistan: 13
- Ukraine: 6
- France: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Colombia: 2
English speakers ≈ 3
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 (40.04, -1.67)
323 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.5 km
- 02Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.5 km
- 03Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.8 km
- 04Lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.2 km
- 05Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 20.8 km
Day trip
- 06Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.4 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.7 km
- 08Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.8 km
- 09Fuente Bellido (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34 km
- 10Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cañete
€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 Cañete you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
32
Affiliated workers (approx.)
407
Self-employed (approx.)
69
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,414,334
Expenses
€1,414,334
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Monserrat Poyatos Moreno (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 191.9 km · 312 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 68.5 km · 215 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 198.3 km · 317 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 205 km · 327 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 68.5 km · 215 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 69.3 km · 71 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cañete · 2.5 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
408
465 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
227
259 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
39
44 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2745 sunshine hours
Cañete averages about 2745 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 Cañete
Cañete is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,264 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1364 €/m². Compare Cañete with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16052 · CP 16052 · lat 40.03615712620258, lon -1.66607463408475 · 264 m · Income: €28,438