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Arcas, Cuenca property and area FAQs

Arcas is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Within Cuenca province, Arcas is recorded as municipality 16905 in the official INE register. The linked structured record provides a recorded municipal area of 103.8 square kilometres and a reference coordinate of 39.9897, -2.1136. The coordinate is a municipal reference point, not a property, parcel boundary or radius from which local claims are inferred.

Place and geography

What is Arcas like?

Arcas is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Arcas?

Arcas’ current IGN settlement record contains 3 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-22. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Arcas, at a recorded elevation of approximately 955 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Urbanización Cañada Molina (469 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What is the recorded municipal area for Arcas?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 103.8 square kilometres for Arcas municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What elevation is recorded for Arcas?

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 959 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

What is the approximate municipal population density for Arcas?

Dividing the INE population of 2,304 by the recorded municipal area of 103.8 km² gives approximately 22.2 residents per km² for Arcas municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

How many other named localities are recorded for Arcas?

The audited municipality record contains 2 additional named-place records for Arcas municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

How does NLS avoid mixing Arcas with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 16905 and keeps the province label Cuenca. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

Is Arcas an official municipality or a property-search area?

Arcas is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Arcas?

The latest imported INE population for Arcas municipality is 2,304, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Arcas?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Arcas municipality, recorded population changed by 38.3%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Arcas?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Arcas municipality is €14,666 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Arcas?

INE records an average age of 37.8 years for Arcas municipality, for period 2023.

Where does the published population series for Arcas begin?

The displayed series for Arcas municipality begins at 1,666 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

How extensive is the current population series used for Arcas?

The page uses 9 published observations for Arcas municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

How different is the latest population point from the first one shown for Arcas?

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Arcas municipality changed by 38.3%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Arcas?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Arcas municipality records €1,055 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Arcas market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 8.5% for Castilla - La Mancha in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Arcas begin?

The displayed series for Castilla - La Mancha begins at 5.5% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Arcas?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Castilla - La Mancha, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 8.5% in 2026Q2.

When is the minimum in the current regional house-price index series for Arcas?

Within the same displayed series for Castilla - La Mancha, the lowest regional house-price index value is 91.0 index points in 2024Q3.

How different is the latest registered sale-price benchmark point from the first one shown for Arcas?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Cuenca province changed by 12.9%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

How has the published regional foreign-buyer share series moved across the displayed span for Arcas?

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional foreign-buyer share value for Castilla - La Mancha changed by 53.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Arcas?

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,111 buildings for Arcas municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Arcas?

The current Catastro building extract records 1,430 dwellings for Arcas municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Arcas?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,990 for Arcas municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Arcas?

The current official administrative extract contains 145 energy certificates for Arcas municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How much of the recorded Arcas building stock falls in the 1990–2009 band?

The 1990–2009 band contains 658 recorded buildings for Arcas municipality, representing 59.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How prominent is the Before 1950 construction band in Arcas?

The Before 1950 band contains 59 recorded buildings for Arcas municipality, representing 5.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Arcas?

The Catastro extract records 1,430 dwellings across 1,111 buildings for Arcas municipality, or approximately 1.29 dwellings per recorded building.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Arcas on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Arcas. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

How to read these answers

Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.