Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16091
Fuertescusa
Fuertescusa: living in Cuenca
Fuertescusa offers 2640 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
65
Avg. summer temp
21.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#7575 / 8133
Overall score
5.0/10
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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 · 1.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~233 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,640 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 1.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 11% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −5.8% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 58.9; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 97.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Fuertescusa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.9
<16
2.9%
16–64
49.3%
65+
47.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 63 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16053 (6.5km)
311 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
10.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.8 km
- 02Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.2 km
- 03Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12 km
- 04Muela Pinilla y del Puntal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.7 km
- 05Serrezuela de Valsalobre (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.8 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 32.9 km
- 07Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.2 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.4 km
- 09Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 50.3 km
- 10Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fuertescusa
€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 Fuertescusa you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
3
Affiliated workers (approx.)
23
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€74,335
Expenses
€74,335
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ines Herranz Arias (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 180.6 km · 233 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 67 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 219.6 km · 167 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 257 km · 220 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 67 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 63.9 km · 55 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villanueva de Alcoron · 34.6 km · 30 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
41
631 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
23
354 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
185 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
2640 sunshine hours
Fuertescusa averages about 2640 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 Fuertescusa
Fuertescusa is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,387 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1487 €/m². Compare Fuertescusa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16091 · CP 16091 · lat 40.460918512266346, lon -2.154756990510048 · 387 m · Income: €26,787