Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16171
El Provencio
El Provencio: living in Cuenca
El Provencio offers 2771 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,327
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2412 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~67 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,771 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (2/3 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 82.6% of padrón; international residents 17.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.4% over the series; mean age 47.0; foreign residents 17.4%; 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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
El Provencio in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47
<16
14.2%
16–64
60.4%
65+
25.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,014 (82.6%)
Foreign residents: 423 (17.4%)
- Romania: 300
- Morocco: 65
- Paraguay: 12
- Ukraine: 8
- Algeria: 8
- Brazil: 5
- Peru: 5
- China: 5
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 (39.38, -2.57)
326 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
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 · 22.6 km
Day trip
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.1 km
- 03Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.4 km
- 04Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 51.3 km
- 05Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 52.3 km
- 06Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 53.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Provencio
€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 Provencio you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
92
Affiliated workers (approx.)
999
Self-employed (approx.)
169
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,900,363
Expenses
€2,900,363
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Julian Barchin Flores (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 214 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 99.7 km · 67 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 181.3 km · 116 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 230.9 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 128.4 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLARROBLEDO · 21 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Provencio · 0.6 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
1,395
599 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
474
204 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
151
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
33
24 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2771 sunshine hours
El Provencio averages about 2771 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes El Provencio a practical base for remote work.
About El Provencio
El Provencio is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,286 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2386 €/m². Compare El Provencio with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16171 · CP 16171 · lat 39.380166667229545, lon -2.570830110748049 · 386 m · Income: €26,068