Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16910
Villar y Velasco
Villar y Velasco: living in Cuenca
Villar y Velasco offers 2737 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
91
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7190 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~56 min; airport ~208 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,737 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population +19.7% vs last year; registered unemployment +75.0% over the series; mean age 62.1; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~910; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~23.9 km).
Place location
Villar y Velasco in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
62.1
<16
2.5%
16–64
59.5%
65+
38%
International community
Spanish nationals: 76 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 1 (1.3%)
- Romania: 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 16904 (8.8km)
322 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.9 km
- 02Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 03Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33 km
- 04Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.6 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar y Velasco
€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 Villar y Velasco you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
38
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2018
€125,692
Expenses
€125,692
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Pablo Gascueña Sainz (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 168 km · 208 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 32 km · 56 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 162.4 km · 136 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 260 km · 223 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 32 km · 56 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 34.2 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villar del Horno cruce · 13.4 km · 11 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
54
593 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
24
264 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
7
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2737 sunshine hours
Villar y Velasco averages about 2737 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.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla-La Mancha offers up to €500 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Villar y Velasco
Villar y Velasco is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 787 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1487 €/m². Compare Villar y Velasco with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16910 · CP 16910 · lat 40.1397676744328, lon -2.4092842448263414 · 687 m · Income: €22,927