Almería · Andalucía · CP 04069
Olula del Río
Olula del Río: living in Almería
Olula del Río offers 2853 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,506
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1575 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~69 min; Renfe ~100 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,853 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.8% of padrón; international residents 7.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.7% over the series; mean age 42.1; foreign residents 7.2%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Olula del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.1
<16
15.5%
16–64
67.5%
65+
17%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,763 (92.8%)
Foreign residents: 447 (7.2%)
- Morocco: 117
- Romania: 82
- Pakistan: 59
- Ukraine: 23
- Argentina: 13
- Colombia: 11
- Russia: 9
- Ecuador: 9
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04044 (3.5km)
336 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.8 km
- 02Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22 km
- 03Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.4 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.5 km
- 07Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.4 km
- 08Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Olula del Río
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Olula del Río you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.9%
SEPE unemployed
477
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,091
Self-employed (approx.)
527
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Antonio Martínez Pascual (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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) · 80.7 km · 69 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 75.7 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 158.7 km · 136 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 84.3 km · 72 min
Nearest city
Almería · 120.3 km · 81 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 140.7 km · 100 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olula Del Rio · 4 km · 15 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
3,913
601 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
982
151 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
515
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
81
21 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2853 sunshine hours
Olula del Río averages about 2853 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Olula del Río a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Olula del Río.
About Olula del Río
Olula del Río is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,699 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1099 €/m². Compare Olula del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04069 · CP 04069 · lat 37.37908587188019, lon -2.3033118786956597 · 899 m · Income: €30,201