Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19214
Peñalén
Peñalén: living in Guadalajara
Peñalén offers 2634 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
72
Avg. summer temp
20.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7961 / 8133
Overall score
4.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.3/10
Average. Housing about 1,066 €/m²; cost of living at 48% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~132 min; airport ~214 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,634 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.8/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +40.0% over the series; mean age 57.7; foreign residents 0.0%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 94.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Peñalén in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.7
<16
1.3%
16–64
53.8%
65+
44.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 73 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16079 (13.5km)
310 approx. sunny days · 18 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Serrezuela de Valsalobre (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.7 km
- 03Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.7 km
- 04Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.7 km
- 05Muela Pinilla y del Puntal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 40.7 km
- 07Barranco del Río Dulce (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.2 km
- 08Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 55.1 km
- 09Laguna de Gallocanta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 56.1 km
- 10Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Peñalén
€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 Peñalén you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
17.9%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
27
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€218,343
Expenses
€218,343
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Javier Cascajero Marco (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 219.9 km · 214 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 101.6 km · 132 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 217.3 km · 194 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 264.1 km · 226 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 143.3 km · 174 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MEDINACELI · 82.2 km · 70 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Zaorejas · 17.6 km · 15 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
49
681 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
38
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
10
139 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2634 sunshine hours
Peñalén averages about 2634 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~95%
About 95% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Peñalén
Peñalén is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,437 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2937 €/m². Compare Peñalén with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19214 · CP 19214 · lat 40.67721705543126, lon -2.092838593413674 · 537 m · Income: €31,197