Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16134
Motilla del Palancar
Motilla del Palancar: living in Cuenca
Motilla del Palancar offers 2759 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,432
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#396 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~97 min; Renfe ~49 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,759 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 90.2% of padrón; international residents 9.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +20.6% over the series; mean age 41.8; foreign residents 9.8%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~20.5 km).
Place location
Motilla del Palancar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.8
<16
16%
16–64
67.6%
65+
16.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,292 (90.2%)
Foreign residents: 577 (9.8%)
- Morocco: 182
- Romania: 141
- Colombia: 52
- Ecuador: 26
- Ukraine: 23
- Dominican Republic: 21
- Paraguay: 20
- China: 14
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 (39.56, -1.91)
325 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.1 km
- 02Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.9 km
- 03Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.4 km
- 04El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 44.7 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Motilla del Palancar
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Motilla del Palancar you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
374
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,074
Self-employed (approx.)
522
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,342,326
Expenses
€5,342,326
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Pedro Javier Tendero Martinez (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) · 141.2 km · 97 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 66.6 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 147.5 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 154.3 km · 112 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 66.6 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA RODA DE ALBACETE · 77 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 0.9 km · 2 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
3,767
586 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,325
206 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
376
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
31
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
122
32 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2759 sunshine hours
Motilla del Palancar averages about 2759 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.8%) makes Motilla del Palancar a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Motilla del Palancar
Motilla del Palancar is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,165 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2265 €/m². Compare Motilla del Palancar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16134 · CP 16134 · lat 39.56303893388896, lon -1.909716230792898 · 265 m · Income: €35,111