Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02013
Balsa de Ves
Balsa de Ves: living in Albacete
Balsa de Ves offers 2727 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
121
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7331 / 8133
Overall score
5.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.1/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 806 €/m²; cost of living at 37% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~93 min; airport ~110 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,727 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.2°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.9% of padrón; international residents 10.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +62.5% over the series; mean age 57.2; foreign residents 10.1%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 16.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Balsa de Ves in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.2
<16
4.8%
16–64
57.1%
65+
38.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 142 (89.9%)
Foreign residents: 16 (10.1%)
- Morocco: 9
- Romania: 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02082 (12.5km)
321 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
73.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.1 km
- 02Embalse de Embarcaderos (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.8 km
- 03Tabarla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 23.5 km
Day trip
- 04Villingordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.2 km
- 05Laguna de San Benito (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 36.4 km
- 06Chera-Sot de Chera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.8 km
- 07Sierra de Chiva (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 39.5 km
- 08Barrancs Carrasca-Gatillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 44.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Balsa de Ves
€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 Balsa de Ves you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
18.8%
SEPE unemployed
13
Affiliated workers (approx.)
48
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Francisco Navarro García (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 114.2 km · 110 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 98.6 km · 93 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 117.9 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 131.1 km · 128 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 94.9 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · REQUENA-UTIEL · 39.8 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · EL VISO · 3.2 km · 3 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
83
686 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
33
273 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
8 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2727 sunshine hours
Balsa de Ves averages about 2727 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€806/m²
Asking prices around €806 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Balsa de Ves
Balsa de Ves is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,456 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2956 €/m². Compare Balsa de Ves with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02013 · CP 02013 · lat 39.262326757992945, lon -1.209908800650787 · 556 m · Income: €29,350