Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16903
Las Valeras
Las Valeras: living in Cuenca
Las Valeras offers 2747 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,528
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#4582 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~191 min; Renfe ~82 min; coach ~88 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,747 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 74.6% of padrón; international residents 25.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +5.3% over the series; mean age 45.2; foreign residents 25.4%; 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,212; Natura 2000 covers about 15.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Las Valeras in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.2
<16
11.3%
16–64
68.1%
65+
20.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,116 (74.6%)
Foreign residents: 380 (25.4%)
- Romania: 229
- Morocco: 115
- Ukraine: 22
- Bulgaria: 6
- China: 4
- Ecuador: 3
- Russia: 1
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 16004 (7.6km)
323 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 8 km
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 13.4 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 20.1 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.1 km
- 05Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 06Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.4 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.2 km
- 08Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.7 km
- 09Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 57.9 km
- 10Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 61.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Las Valeras
€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 Valeras you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
99
Affiliated workers (approx.)
735
Self-employed (approx.)
125
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,521,718
Expenses
€4,521,718
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Daniel Perez Osma (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 180.8 km · 191 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 39.2 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 198.1 km · 181 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 216 km · 185 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 39.2 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 37.6 km · 82 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Mohorte cruce · 44.2 km · 88 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
922
603 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
426
279 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
83
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2747 sunshine hours
Las Valeras averages about 2747 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 Las Valeras
Las Valeras is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 759 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1459 €/m². Compare Las Valeras with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16903 · CP 16903 · lat 39.79602131802436, lon -2.1469397056272657 · 659 m · Income: €30,095