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Where to buy land in Ciudad Real
The average value of urban land in Ciudad Real is the highest in Castilla-La Mancha, at just over €120/m². The municipalities with the cheapest urban land for sale in Ciudad Real are Socuéllamos, in the capital, and Manzanares. Some of these towns also have the most expensive urban plots, such as the provincial capital, followed by Argamasilla de Calatrava, Bolaños de Calatrava, Daimiel, Manzanares and Puertollano, with values between €200/m² and €600/ m². A similar situation occurs with building plots for sale.
For its part, the cheapest rustic properties in Ciudad Real are in the municipalities of Campomojado, Socuéllamos, Tomelloso and Villarrubia de los Ojos, with prices between €0.30/m² and €1/m². This is due to a large amount of undeveloped land available in the territory.
The land of La Mancha wine
The province of Ciudad Real, located in the centre of the peninsula, is the land of the noble knight Don Quixote of La Mancha. It has a population of 495,045 inhabitants and an area of 19,813 km². Its economy is based on services, industry, construction, and agriculture, where viticulture is a great exponent.
The climate is continental temperate Mediterranean, with warm summers and relatively mild winters in the south and the westernmost part, while in the rest of the province the winters become colder (with frost). It has one of the largest thermal amplitudes in the country. Total annual rainfall is around 400 mm, although with summer drought. In addition, it enjoys 2,656 hours of sunshine per year.
These climatic characteristics, together with the quality of the land, are excellent for some types of crops that are grown, such as vines, cereals, alfalfa, beet, barley, olive groves (cornicabra variety), melon and watermelon.
It is a province with typically agricultural regions (it has more than 900,000 hectares of farmland), in which the richness and quality of its products (agricultural, livestock and hunting) stand out, many of which hold the category of Denomination of Origin Castilla la Mancha.
The primary sector and the agri-food industry maintain a highly relevant productive branch in the Castilian economy of La Mancha. The agri-food field is specialized and mechanized. It is one of the main agricultural powers in Spain, where livestock and viticulture play a predominant role. The agricultural segment is the one that has increased the wealth of the province the most in recent years.
It is one of the first wine producers in Spain, in which the Valdepeñas Denomination of Origin stands out. The wine sector is an essential backbone of the territory that retains the population with the creation of many jobs.
Organic farming is the leader in the number of hectares in La Mancha. It is in high demand by consumers and respects the environment. In addition, it receives aid from the regional government.
Ciudad Real has a significant livestock area that supports the territory. Livestock is extensive and takes care of the environment, which gives rise to an excellent production of meat and milk. The sheep farming of the "Manchego breed" stands out, appreciated for its milk with which the Manchego Cheese with Denomination of Origin is made, as well as the merino meat; as well as the goat, especially in Malagón and Fuente El Fresno. This activity, together with grazing, generates employment and fixes the population in rural areas.
Ciudad Real's agri-food sector exports a large part of its production to European countries. The most exported product, at a regional level, is wine, although oil, preserves and cheese are also important.
The value of agricultural land is on the rise, especially that dedicated to rainfed crops. In contrast, that used for wine grapes, so important in this region, shows a downward trend.
An internationalized industrial sector
The province, due to its excellent geographical location, has good transport, energy and communication infrastructures. These characteristics encourage the installation of large-scale companies that bring dynamism to the area. It welcomes important national and international firms, such as: Repsol, Vestas, Tecnove, Félix, Solís, García Carrión or García Baquero.
Some of its outstanding activities are food, beverages and tobacco; extractive and petroleum derivatives; energy and water, followed by non-metallic mineral products.
In addition, it is committed to renewable energies, with the construction of various photovoltaic plants. As well as by internationalization, since the foreign market is key for this region. Among industrial exports, plastic materials, capital goods and consumer goods stand out, among others.
It has a large area of Available industrial land (more than 4,000,000 m2), urbanized and undeveloped, distributed in different municipalities, at competitive prices.
Urban land at a good price
In short, the advantages of investing in the province of Ciudad Real are that it has a good geographical location and has the necessary infrastructure. In addition, the good price of the land and its availability (both urban and industrial or agricultural) can be a good opportunity when it comes to developing residential projects, establishing new companies, or betting on the star product of this land, wine.