Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11003
Algar
Algar: living in Cádiz
Algar offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,452
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#1954 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~124 min; coach ~62 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 · 9.8/10
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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.5% over the series; mean age 45.0; foreign residents 1.0%; property prices +10.0% 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 15.4% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Algar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45
<16
14.7%
16–64
64.6%
65+
20.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,399 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 14 (1.0%)
- Morocco: 6
- United Kingdom: 4
- Argentina: 2
- Germany: 1
- Bolivia: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
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 (21.0km)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.3%
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 · 1.7 km
- 02Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.4 km
- 03Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 16.7 km
- 04Peña de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17 km
- 05Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 06Complejo Endorreico de Espera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.4 km
- 07Laguna de Medina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35 km
- 08Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.5 km
- 09Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.8 km
- 10Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Algar
€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 Algar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.5%
SEPE unemployed
127
Affiliated workers (approx.)
656
Self-employed (approx.)
113
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,430,876
Expenses
€1,430,876
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Carlos Sanchez Barea (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 59.2 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 86.9 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 88.6 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 87.2 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 86.9 km · 103 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CORTES DE LA FRONTERA · 64.2 km · 124 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Estación De Autobuses Arcos · 21.6 km · 62 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
1,030
709 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
214
147 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
114
79 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
2904 sunshine hours
Algar averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.3%) makes Algar a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~15%
About 15% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Algar
Algar is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 655 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3455 €/m². Compare Algar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11003 · CP 11003 · lat 36.65514017705396, lon -5.644744904720508 · 555 m · Income: €24,513