Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13007
Alcolea de Calatrava
Alcolea de Calatrava: living in Ciudad Real
Alcolea de Calatrava offers 2789 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,360
Avg. summer temp
27.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1768 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~15 min; airport ~187 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,789 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.0% over the series; mean age 48.4; foreign residents 1.3%; property prices +5.5% 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~285; Natura 2000 covers about 8.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Alcolea de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.4
<16
9.3%
16–64
65.4%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,391 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 18 (1.3%)
- Romania: 7
- Colombia: 6
- Morocco: 3
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.98, -4.12)
328 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Volcán y Laguna de Peñarroya (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.5 km
- 02Laguna y Volcán de la Posadilla (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.2 km
- 03Volcan de Piedrabuena (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8 km
- 04Bonal del Arroyo de Valdelamadera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 14 km
- 05Maar de la Hoya del Mortero (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.8 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.1 km
- 07Navas de Malagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.6 km
- 08Bonal del Morro de la Parrilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.8 km
- 09Abedular de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 32.4 km
- 10Bonal del Barranco de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcolea de Calatrava
€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 Alcolea de Calatrava you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
91
Affiliated workers (approx.)
626
Self-employed (approx.)
107
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,381,589
Expenses
€1,381,589
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Eduardo Plaza Adámez (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) · 239.5 km · 187 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 15.3 km · 15 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 196.8 km · 150 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 378.8 km · 256 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 15.3 km · 15 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CIUDAD REAL · 22.1 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Piedrabuena · 11.5 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
807
593 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
221
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
85
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2789 sunshine hours
Alcolea de Calatrava averages about 2789 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alcolea de Calatrava
Alcolea de Calatrava is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,741 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1441 €/m². Compare Alcolea de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13007 · CP 13007 · lat 38.977348435429775, lon -4.119182149180615 · 741 m · Income: €30,019