Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13030
Caracuel de Calatrava
Caracuel de Calatrava: living in Ciudad Real
Caracuel de Calatrava offers 2804 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
140
Avg. summer temp
26.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1462 / 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 · 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~193 min; Renfe ~25 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,804 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 92.5% of padrón; international residents 7.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population +4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 49.9; foreign residents 7.5%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 7.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Caracuel de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.9
<16
9.6%
16–64
61.6%
65+
28.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 124 (92.5%)
Foreign residents: 10 (7.5%)
- Romania: 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.83, -4.05)
330 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 0.8 km
- 02Morrón de Villamayor (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.4 km
- 03Macizo Volcánico de Calatrava (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.4 km
- 04Laguna y Volcán de la Posadilla (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.4 km
- 05Volcán y Laguna de Peñarroya (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.9 km
Day trip
- 06Bonal del Arroyo de Valdelamadera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.7 km
- 07Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.2 km
- 08Bonal del Barranco de Zarzalagorda (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 36.6 km
- 09Navas de Malagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.3 km
- 10Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 40.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Caracuel 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 Caracuel de Calatrava you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.6%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
60
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€141,362
Expenses
€141,362
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ismael Laguna Fernández (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 297.8 km · 193 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 23.8 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 170.5 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 319.7 km · 274 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 23.8 km · 28 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUERTOLLANO · 19.6 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Caracuel de Calatrava · 1.5 km · 10 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
96
686 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
31
221 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
114 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2804 sunshine hours
Caracuel de Calatrava averages about 2804 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 Caracuel de Calatrava
Caracuel de Calatrava is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,827 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1527 €/m². Compare Caracuel de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13030 · CP 13030 · lat 38.83014663596519, lon -4.0545760209856905 · 827 m · Income: €26,934