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Village · Guadalajara · 1,170 m

Torremochuela

Torremochuela, at 1,170 metres near Molina de Aragón, had six inhabitants in 2025, tying as Spain's least populated municipality. In 1950 over 200 lived here. In August its annual celebrations bring together nearly two hundred people.

Torremochuela’s stone church and some village houses.
Stone church and houses in Torremochuela. Photo: «Torremochuela 66», Xfects909 (2009) · CC BY 3.0

Six residents

According to the 2025 municipal census, Torremochuela had six inhabitants, tying with Villanueva de Gormaz in Soria as the least populated municipality in Spain. In 1950 more than two hundred people lived here. Few population curves tell the depopulation of the Señorío more clearly, as recounted in The depopulated villages.

Not deserted

The town council has invested in keeping it alive with community amenities: a paddle tennis court, a portable bar counter, a bus stop. And in August, around the first weekend, the festivities bring together close to two hundred people, with music at night and a community banquet prepared with vegetables from local gardens.

Nearby

Torrecuadrada de Molina, three kilometres away; Prados Redondos and Castilnuevo, with its castle.

Near Torremochuela

Castle · 5.6 km straight-line distance away

Castle of Castilnuevo: from fortress to palatial manor

Castilnuevo
Archaeological site · 6.4 km straight-line distance away

Castro de La Coronilla (Chera): an excavated Celtiberian hillfort

Chera
Place · 7.1 km straight-line distance away

Montes de Picaza: 15,000 hectares of protected forest

Traíd
Castle · 8.4 km straight-line distance away

Fortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd)

Traíd
Archaeological site · ≈ 9.1 km straight-line distance away

Castro de El Castillejo (Anquela del Pedregal): two enclosures upon a hill

Anquela del Pedregal
Castle · 9.4 km straight-line distance away

Fortified house of Vega de Arias (Tierzo): Casa del Cid

Tierzo
Heritage · 9.4 km straight-line distance away

Armallá Salt Pans (Tierzo): Salt of the Señorío Since Roman Times

Tierzo
Museum · 9.4 km straight-line distance away

Regional Museum of Molina de Aragón (San Francisco Convent)

Molina de Aragón

Population of Torremochuela, 1842–2021

Torremochuela reached a peak of 227 inhabitants in 1887 . In the 2021 census there were 8 , a decrease of 96%. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Population trend of Torremochuela 1842: 124 inh.1857: 205 inh.1860: 184 inh.1877: 214 inh.1887: 227 inh.1897: 181 inh.1900: 181 inh.1910: 202 inh.1920: 170 inh.1930: 200 inh.1940: 206 inh.1950: 225 inh.1960: 188 inh.1970: 56 inh.1981: 14 inh.1991: 10 inh.2001: 14 inh.2011: 11 inh.2021: 8 inh. 1842187719001930196019912021 227 8
INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Torremochuela month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,170 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. max (°C)8101215202530292318119
Avg. min (°C)-1-024712151511831
Rainfall (mm)403665705144191837574734
Rainy days88111297446996
Frost days211594000000713

Location

Location: Torremochuela Torrecuadrada de MolinaPrados RedondosCastilnuevoCheraCastle of Castilnuevo: from fortress to palatial manorCastro de La Coronilla (Chera): an excavated Celtiberian hillfortMontes de Picaza: 15,000 hectares of protected forestFortified house of La Bujeda (Traíd) Torrecuadrada de MolinaPrados RedondosCastilnuevoChera Reference
Atlas diagram. Torremochuela: large reference point. Rivers: © OpenStreetMap.

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