Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16056
Cardenete
Cardenete: living in Cuenca
Cardenete offers 2725 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
479
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3922 / 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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~101 min; airport ~172 min; Renfe ~97 min; coach ~63 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,725 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.4% of padrón; international residents 3.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −3.4% over the series; mean age 54.5; foreign residents 3.6%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,032; Natura 2000 covers about 39.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Cardenete in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.5
<16
5.9%
16–64
57.2%
65+
36.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 478 (96.4%)
Foreign residents: 18 (3.6%)
- Morocco: 8
- Romania: 5
- Bolivia: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- Uruguay: 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 (39.80, -1.70)
321 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Chorreras del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.1 km
- 02Lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.9 km
Day trip
- 03Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.7 km
- 04El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.5 km
- 05Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.1 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.2 km
- 07Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cardenete
€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 Cardenete you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
28
Affiliated workers (approx.)
193
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,131,000
Expenses
€1,131,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Jose Cocera Terradez (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) · 145.3 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 68.9 km · 101 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 149 km · 174 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 162.2 km · 189 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 68.9 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 65.2 km · 97 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Carboneras · 25.1 km · 63 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
300
626 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
138
288 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
48
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2725 sunshine hours
Cardenete averages about 2725 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 Cardenete
Cardenete is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,268 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1368 €/m². Compare Cardenete with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16056 · CP 16056 · lat 39.799148700487805, lon -1.7026284829397274 · 268 m · Income: €23,550