Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19053
Brihuega
Brihuega: living in Guadalajara
Brihuega offers 2681 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,826
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2063 / 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Housing about 1,066 €/m²; cost of living at 48% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~164 min; Renfe ~70 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,681 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.5% of padrón; international residents 10.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.2% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 10.5%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 11.4% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Brihuega in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
11.7%
16–64
63.8%
65+
24.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,156 (89.5%)
Foreign residents: 254 (10.5%)
- Romania: 114
- Morocco: 30
- Ukraine: 14
- Ecuador: 13
- China: 13
- Colombia: 11
- Cuba: 9
- Dominican Republic: 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 89% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 19274 (15.6km)
315 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.6 km
- 02Tetas de Viana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.9 km
Day trip
- 03Barranco del Río Dulce (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.5 km
- 04Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.9 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.2 km
- 06Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.7 km
- 07Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 37.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Brihuega
€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 Brihuega you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
114
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,281
Self-employed (approx.)
216
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,401,099
Expenses
€4,395,910
Balance
€5,189
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Luis Manuel Viejo Esteban (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) · 97.7 km · 164 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Guadalajara) · 43.9 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 101.4 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 346.6 km · 297 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 43.9 km · 59 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JADRAQUE · 35.1 km · 70 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Brihuega · 5.3 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
1,549
548 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
637
225 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
158
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2681 sunshine hours
Brihuega averages about 2681 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.1%
SETELECO reports 80.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Brihuega
Brihuega is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 638 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1138 €/m². Compare Brihuega with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19053 · CP 19053 · lat 40.739877596771656, lon -2.854086904602589 · 538 m · Income: €30,412