Almería · Andalucía · CP 04022
Bédar
Bédar: living in Almería
Bédar offers 2832 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
953
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2190 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~70 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.2/10
Average. About 2,832 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 41.4% of padrón; international residents 58.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.1% over the series; mean age 57.1; foreign residents 58.6%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 76.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Bédar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.1
<16
5%
16–64
54.9%
65+
40.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 402 (41.4%)
Foreign residents: 569 (58.6%)
- United Kingdom: 430
- Morocco: 31
- Germany: 22
- France: 22
- Italy: 8
- Romania: 7
- Argentina: 3
- Russia: 2
English speakers ≈ 430
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 117% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04016 (9.1km)
333 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 7.8 km
- 02Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.3 km
- 03Isla de San Andrés (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.6 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.1 km
- 05Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 38.8 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.6 km
- 07Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 47 km
- 08Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 51.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bédar
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Bédar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
29
Affiliated workers (approx.)
372
Self-employed (approx.)
63
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ángel Francisco Collado Fernández (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 74.6 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 69.7 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 155.3 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 94.3 km · 80 min
Nearest city
Almería · 69.7 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HUERCAL-VIATOR · 78.8 km · 70 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Los Gallardos · 9 km · 26 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
670
703 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
168
176 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
83
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2832 sunshine hours
Bédar averages about 2832 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~77%
About 77% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 73.5%
SETELECO reports 73.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Bédar
Bédar is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,568 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 968 €/m². Compare Bédar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04022 · CP 04022 · lat 37.177297226665694, lon -1.9928887807773046 · 83 m · Income: €22,557