Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02079
Villamalea
Villamalea: living in Albacete
Villamalea offers 2779 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,083
Avg. summer temp
24.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1494 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 4.2/10
Average. Hospital ~98 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~85 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,779 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (1/3 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 · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 82.3% of padrón; international residents 17.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.2% over the series; mean age 45.2; foreign residents 17.7%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 34.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Villamalea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.2
<16
13.8%
16–64
65.2%
65+
21.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,316 (82.3%)
Foreign residents: 711 (17.7%)
- Romania: 418
- Morocco: 97
- Ukraine: 70
- Bulgaria: 25
- Colombia: 14
- Ecuador: 14
- Chile: 9
- China: 8
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.36, -1.55)
327 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
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 · 7.1 km
Day trip
- 02El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 35.7 km
- 03Embalse de Embarcaderos (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 41.9 km
- 04Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 45.4 km
- 05Villingordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 49.9 km
- 06Tabarla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 50.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villamalea
€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 Villamalea you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
210
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,885
Self-employed (approx.)
319
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jose Nuñez Perez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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) · 138.5 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 83.4 km · 98 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 142.3 km · 129 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 155.4 km · 144 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 83.4 km · 98 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALBACETE-LOS LLANOS · 68.6 km · 85 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · VILLAMALEA · 4.6 km · 27 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
2,245
550 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
926
227 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
287
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
43
19 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2779 sunshine hours
Villamalea averages about 2779 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes Villamalea a practical base for remote work.
About Villamalea
Villamalea is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,648 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3148 €/m². Compare Villamalea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02079 · CP 02079 · lat 39.358969941861254, lon -1.550196312396142 · 748 m · Income: €28,665