Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16070
Castillejo-Sierra
Castillejo-Sierra: living in Cuenca
Castillejo-Sierra offers 2680 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
31
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#5795 / 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 · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~106 min; airport ~264 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,680 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −6.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 52.9; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 89.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Castillejo-Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.9
<16
3.6%
16–64
67.9%
65+
28.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 28 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.38, -2.10)
315 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
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 · 1.6 km
- 02Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.3 km
- 03Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.1 km
- 04Nacimiento del Río Cuervo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.6 km
- 05Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.3 km
Day trip
- 06Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 40.8 km
- 07Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.1 km
- 08Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42 km
- 09Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 51.4 km
- 10Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 54.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castillejo-Sierra
€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 Castillejo-Sierra you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
15
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2018
€115,000
Expenses
€115,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Ramon Viveros Luengo (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) · 178.6 km · 264 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 65 km · 106 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 217.6 km · 197 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 245.5 km · 210 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 65 km · 106 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 51.9 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cuenca · 47.1 km · 40 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
23
742 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
7
226 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
161 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
2680 sunshine hours
Castillejo-Sierra averages about 2680 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Castillejo-Sierra a practical base for remote work.
About Castillejo-Sierra
Castillejo-Sierra is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,324 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1424 €/m². Compare Castillejo-Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16070 · CP 16070 · lat 40.3796580545313, lon -2.104984424831778 · 324 m · Income: €27,172