Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16263
Villar de Olalla
Villar de Olalla: living in Cuenca
Villar de Olalla offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,575
Avg. summer temp
23.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#931 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~29 min; airport ~158 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,715 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +4.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +7.8% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 10.2%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Villar de Olalla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
14.8%
16–64
65.6%
65+
19.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,141 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 129 (10.2%)
- Morocco: 48
- Romania: 44
- China: 8
- Peru: 4
- Paraguay: 3
- Chile: 2
- France: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 18% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.99, -2.26)
319 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.4 km
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 12.6 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 18.6 km
- 04Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
Day trip
- 05Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.9 km
- 06Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.5 km
- 07Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.4 km
- 08Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.5 km
- 09Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 53.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar de Olalla
€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 Villar de Olalla you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
55
Affiliated workers (approx.)
736
Self-employed (approx.)
124
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,777,350
Expenses
€1,777,350
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Amador Pastor Noheda (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) · 188.9 km · 158 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 16.9 km · 29 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 178.6 km · 141 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 217.1 km · 185 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 16.9 km · 29 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 14.7 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cuenca · 17.4 km · 29 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
802
509 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
206
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
130
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2715 sunshine hours
Villar de Olalla averages about 2715 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 Villar de Olalla
Villar de Olalla is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,218 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3318 €/m². Compare Villar de Olalla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16263 · CP 16263 · lat 39.993551221405, lon -2.2622801061773945 · 418 m · Income: €38,256