Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16153
El Pedernoso
El Pedernoso: living in Cuenca
El Pedernoso offers 2792 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,113
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#2306 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~139 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,792 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.0% of padrón; international residents 5.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.7% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 5.0%; 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.6 km).
Place location
El Pedernoso in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
10.8%
16–64
63.6%
65+
25.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,068 (95.0%)
Foreign residents: 56 (5.0%)
- Romania: 39
- Ukraine: 7
- Morocco: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Peru: 2
- Pakistan: 2
- France: 1
- Italy: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.48, -2.75)
328 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.5 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.7 km
Day trip
- 03Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35 km
- 04Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.1 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.2 km
- 06Laguna de los Carros (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43.6 km
- 07Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Pedernoso
€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 Pedernoso you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
503
Self-employed (approx.)
85
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,999,260
Expenses
€1,999,260
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Ana-Maria Cantarero Fresneda (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 231.9 km · 139 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 117.4 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 167.3 km · 105 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 323.4 km · 188 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 105.4 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLARROBLEDO · 51.4 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Pedernoso · 1.1 km · 2 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
731
657 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
212
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
44
40 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
23
31 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2792 sunshine hours
El Pedernoso averages about 2792 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 El Pedernoso
El Pedernoso is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,226 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2326 €/m². Compare El Pedernoso with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16153 · CP 16153 · lat 39.47948208867045, lon -2.7518160778648975 · 326 m · Income: €28,821