Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11001
Alcalá de los Gazules
Alcalá de los Gazules: living in Cádiz
Alcalá de los Gazules offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,230
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#1152 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,332 €/m²; cost of living at 61% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~64 min; Renfe ~85 min; coach ~31 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,904 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.9% of padrón; international residents 1.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.2% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 1.1%; property prices +10.0% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 82.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alcalá de los Gazules in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
13.4%
16–64
70.4%
65+
16.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,159 (98.9%)
Foreign residents: 60 (1.1%)
- United Kingdom: 12
- Morocco: 11
- Colombia: 5
- Poland: 4
- Pakistan: 4
- China: 3
- Romania: 2
- Algeria: 2
English speakers ≈ 12
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29046 (27.7km)
342 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
Day trip
- 02La Saura (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27.6 km
- 03Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29 km
- 04La Breña y Marismas del Barbate (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 05Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.7 km
- 06Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcalá de los Gazules
€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 Alcalá de los Gazules you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14%
SEPE unemployed
516
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,574
Self-employed (approx.)
442
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€6,367,600
Expenses
€5,691,469
Balance
€676,131
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Javier Pizarro Ruiz (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 61.5 km · 64 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 76.8 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 78.5 km · 55 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 77 km · 53 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 76.8 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JIMENA DE LA FRONTERA · 80.7 km · 85 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Estación De Autobuses Medina · 28.1 km · 31 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
2,745
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
696
133 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
347
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2904 sunshine hours
Alcalá de los Gazules averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~82%
About 82% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 88.5%
SETELECO reports 88.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alcalá de los Gazules
Alcalá de los Gazules is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 653 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3453 €/m². Compare Alcalá de los Gazules with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11001 · CP 11001 · lat 36.44396715831509, lon -5.694432145752196 · 553 m · Income: €27,943