Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16049
El Cañavate
El Cañavate: living in Cuenca
El Cañavate offers 2776 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
125
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#5612 / 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~130 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,776 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°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 · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 58.7; foreign residents 0.7%; 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~241; Natura 2000 covers about 21.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
El Cañavate in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.7
<16
2.2%
16–64
55.9%
65+
41.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 145 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.7%)
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16195 (8.4km)
327 approx. sunny days · 2 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
Day trip
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.1 km
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.2 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.1 km
- 04Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 46.2 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 51.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Cañavate
€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 El Cañavate you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
50
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€230,550
Expenses
€230,550
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Rosa-Maria Moya Aragon (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 193.1 km · 130 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 85.4 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 176.5 km · 121 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 210 km · 148 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 85.4 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MINAYA · 45.2 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Vara Del Rey · 18.4 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
99
792 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
35
280 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
32 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
172 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2776 sunshine hours
El Cañavate averages about 2776 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes El Cañavate a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About El Cañavate
El Cañavate is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,240 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1340 €/m². Compare El Cañavate with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16049 · CP 16049 · lat 39.54166285860612, lon -2.3271007279025575 · 240 m · Income: €24,509