Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16161
Piqueras del Castillo
Piqueras del Castillo: living in Cuenca
Piqueras del Castillo offers 2730 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
36
Avg. summer temp
24°C
Best place to buy a house
#6968 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~148 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,730 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.5% of padrón; international residents 12.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −10.0% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 58.8; foreign residents 12.5%; 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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Piqueras del Castillo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.8
<16
2.2%
16–64
54.3%
65+
43.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 42 (87.5%)
Foreign residents: 6 (12.5%)
- Romania: 2
- Algeria: 2
- Morocco: 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 via neighbor 16029 (5.9km)
321 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.9%
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 · 5.5 km
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 22.4 km
Day trip
- 03Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26.4 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.7 km
- 05Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.5 km
- 06Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 51.5 km
- 07Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 52.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Piqueras del Castillo
€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 Piqueras del Castillo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10%
SEPE unemployed
2
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€111,299
Expenses
€111,299
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Palmira Escobar Martos (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) · 177.5 km · 148 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 48.7 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 181.2 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 194.4 km · 166 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 48.7 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 47.6 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 30.7 km · 26 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
69
1,917 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
9
250 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2730 sunshine hours
Piqueras del Castillo averages about 2730 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 Piqueras del Castillo
Piqueras del Castillo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,255 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2355 €/m². Compare Piqueras del Castillo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16161 · CP 16161 · lat 39.72105957838018, lon -2.0851835166466666 · 355 m · Income: €27,172