Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16085
La Frontera
La Frontera: living in Cuenca
La Frontera offers 2680 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
155
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#4073 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~212 min; Renfe ~56 min; coach ~52 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 92.9% of padrón; international residents 7.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population +4.7% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.3% over the series; mean age 50.5; foreign residents 7.1%; 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 38.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
La Frontera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.5
<16
8.3%
16–64
56.9%
65+
34.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 144 (92.9%)
Foreign residents: 11 (7.1%)
- Morocco: 8
- Bulgaria: 3
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 (40.40, -2.21)
315 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.1%
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 · 10.7 km
- 02Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16 km
- 03Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.3 km
Day trip
- 04Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.4 km
- 05Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.8 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44 km
- 07Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.5 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Frontera
€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 La Frontera you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
62
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€248,324
Expenses
€248,324
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Alejandro Mayordomo Gil (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) · 165.5 km · 212 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 51.9 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 204.5 km · 145 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 257.1 km · 220 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 51.9 km · 54 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 53.7 km · 56 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Jabaga cruce · 50.6 km · 52 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
87
561 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
55
355 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
26 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2680 sunshine hours
La Frontera averages about 2680 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 La Frontera
La Frontera is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,360 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1460 €/m². Compare La Frontera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16085 · CP 16085 · lat 40.39591549831703, lon -2.211377637594173 · 360 m · Income: €20,169