Living in Doña Mencía
Doña Mencía is a city in Spain, and the figures below are its published values. Its population was 4,462 at the end of 2025.
Cheaper rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Doña Mencía?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The number of dwellings in Doña Mencía reached 2,301 at the end of 2021. Doña Mencía had 552 secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings at the end of 2021.
How much does it cost to rent in Doña Mencía?
Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Doña Mencía yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwellings | 2,301 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain6Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 1,749 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain6Official |
| G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings | 552 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 186 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
At the end of 2021, employment in Doña Mencía reached 2,067.
What is the unemployment rate in Doña Mencía?
The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.27 % · Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)9
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Doña Mencía. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Doña Mencía. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Doña Mencía's nearest major airport was 54 km away.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Doña Mencía. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities
For adult language learners, residents.
Climate and air quality
Doña Mencía's monthly mean temperatures were 7.4°C in January and 27.5°C in July.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 21.37 · Feb 23.21 · Mar 29.38 · Apr 30.49 · May 37.55 · Jun 41.07 · Jul 42.81 · Aug 43.71 · Sep 42.44 · Oct 32.92 · Nov 26.51 · Dec 23.37 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official · coordinate grid |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -6.27 · Feb -5.83 · Mar -4.87 · Apr -0.14 · May 1.95 · Jun 8.01 · Jul 11.44 · Aug 13.44 · Sep 10.52 · Oct 0 · Nov -2.96 · Dec -4.31 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.4 · Feb 8.43 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 14.1 · May 18.45 · Jun 24.08 · Jul 27.51 · Aug 27.46 · Sep 22.74 · Oct 17.67 · Nov 11.27 · Dec 8.37 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center7Official · coordinate grid |
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Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
Doña Mencía counted 1,746 households at the end of 2021. Doña Mencía had 2,330 female residents at the end of 2023. The male population of Doña Mencía was 2,181.
How many people live in Doña Mencía?
The published population was 4,462 people in 2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)2
International community in Doña Mencía
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,610 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 4,517 | 98.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 36 | 0.8% |
| Africa | 26 | 0.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 12 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 11 | 0.2% |
| South America | 6 | 0.1% |
| Asia | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 4,610 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 4,568 | 99.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 19 | 0.4% |
| Africa | 15 | 0.3% |
| South America | 4 | 0.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 2 | 0.0% |
| Asia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Is Doña Mencía a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Additional context
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Doña Mencía under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Doña Mencía?
The published population was 4,462 people in 2025. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
How much does it cost to rent in Doña Mencía?
Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 217 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
What is the unemployment rate in Doña Mencía?
The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (2026). Source: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE).
Is Doña Mencía a good place to live?
Doña Mencía may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people born in Africa live in Doña Mencía?
The official country of birth distribution records 26 people (0.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Doña Mencía, Spain: rent, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/dona-mencia/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- cdn.mivau.gob.es cdn.mivau.gob.es · checked 2026-08-26
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) ine.es · checked 2026-08-05
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) ine.es · checked 2026-08-07
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Spain servicios.ine.es · checked 2026-08-30
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Spain servicios.ine.es · checked 2026-08-30
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain ine.es · checked 2026-08-07
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE) sede.sepe.gob.es · checked 2026-08-04
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