Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16074
La Cierva
La Cierva: living in Cuenca
La Cierva offers 2723 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
39
Avg. summer temp
22°C
Best place to buy a house
#6607 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~218 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.0/10
Better than other places. About 2,723 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 62.5; foreign residents 0.0%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 86.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Cierva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
62.5
<16
0%
16–64
43.2%
65+
56.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 28 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 41% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16040 (12.1km)
320 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0 km
- 02Lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.7 km
- 03Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.3 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 15.7 km
- 05Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 18.1 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.9 km
- 07Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.9 km
- 08Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 36 km
- 09Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.5 km
- 10Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 47.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Cierva
€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 La Cierva you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.8%
SEPE unemployed
2
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€81,540
Expenses
€81,540
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Christiana Eva M Scharfenberg (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 203.1 km · 218 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 54.8 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 217.3 km · 194 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 198.5 km · 170 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 54.8 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 31.9 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Caruda · 19.7 km · 17 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
22
564 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
9
231 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2723 sunshine hours
La Cierva averages about 2723 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About La Cierva
La Cierva is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,328 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1428 €/m². Compare La Cierva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16074 · CP 16074 · lat 40.06182838889437, lon -1.8691401050430176 · 328 m · Income: €27,172