Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16157
La Pesquera
La Pesquera: living in Cuenca
La Pesquera offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
228
Avg. summer temp
24°C
Best place to buy a house
#4206 / 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~93 min; Renfe ~59 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −43.8% over the series; mean age 49.7; foreign residents 0.9%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 46.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
La Pesquera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.7
<16
9.9%
16–64
50.9%
65+
39.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 213 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 2 (0.9%)
- Romania: 1
- Dominican Republic: 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 (39.58, -1.57)
321 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.4%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7 km
- 02Chorreras del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.3 km
- 03El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.6 km
- 04Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 05Lavajos de Sinarcas (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 34 km
- 06Laguna de Talayuelas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38 km
- 07El Barchell (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 44.2 km
- 08Paraje Natural Municipal "La Caballera", Titaguas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 45.3 km
- 09Chera-Sot de Chera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Pesquera
€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 Pesquera you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
9
Affiliated workers (approx.)
82
Self-employed (approx.)
14
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€619,050
Expenses
€619,050
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria del Carmen Garcia Dominguez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 121.3 km · 93 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 131.1 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 125 km · 95 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 138.2 km · 111 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 87.8 km · 104 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · REQUENA-UTIEL · 57.9 km · 59 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villalpardo · 22.6 km · 35 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
121
531 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
71
311 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
33 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
La Pesquera averages about 2732 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 Pesquera
La Pesquera is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,230 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2330 €/m². Compare La Pesquera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16157 · CP 16157 · lat 39.58299044190018, lon -1.5697960835823292 · 330 m · Income: €19,934