Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16124
Las Mesas
Las Mesas: living in Cuenca
Las Mesas offers 2789 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,234
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1957 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~165 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,789 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.5% of padrón; international residents 10.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.1% over the series; mean age 47.7; foreign residents 10.5%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Las Mesas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.7
<16
11.5%
16–64
63.8%
65+
24.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,091 (89.5%)
Foreign residents: 245 (10.5%)
- Romania: 196
- Morocco: 15
- Paraguay: 8
- Bulgaria: 5
- China: 5
- Bolivia: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Dominican Republic: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.38, -2.73)
328 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
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 · 9.6 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 18.4 km
Day trip
- 03Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.8 km
- 04Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.1 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.9 km
- 06Laguna de los Carros (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.5 km
- 07Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Las Mesas
€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 Las Mesas you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
102
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,011
Self-employed (approx.)
171
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,831,800
Expenses
€2,831,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carlos-Alberto Algaba Soler (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 240.4 km · 165 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 131.2 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 181.1 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 337.2 km · 215 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 119.2 km · 120 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SOCUÉLLAMOS · 17.3 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Las Mesas · 3.7 km · 12 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
1,477
661 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
419
188 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
80
36 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2789 sunshine hours
Las Mesas averages about 2789 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes Las Mesas a practical base for remote work.
About Las Mesas
Las Mesas is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,134 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2234 €/m². Compare Las Mesas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16124 · CP 16124 · lat 39.37505663829829, lon -2.732934824366297 · 234 m · Income: €25,142