Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11007
Barbate
Barbate: living in Cádiz
Barbate offers 2901 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
22,635
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1540 / 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 · 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~126 min; Renfe ~83 min; coach ~45 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,901 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 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 97.4% of padrón; international residents 2.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −39.0% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 2.6%; 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,938; Natura 2000 covers about 48.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Barbate in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
15%
16–64
67.8%
65+
17.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,923 (97.4%)
Foreign residents: 595 (2.6%)
- Morocco: 196
- Germany: 69
- United Kingdom: 59
- Italy: 48
- Senegal: 25
- Argentina: 24
- Brazil: 22
- China: 22
English speakers ≈ 59
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 (36.20, -5.90)
341 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Breña y Marismas del Barbate (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Tómbolo de Trafalgar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.7 km
- 03Estrecho (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.5 km
- 04Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.1 km
- 05Duna de Bolonia (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16 km
Day trip
- 06La Barrosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27.3 km
- 07Playa de los Lances (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.4 km
- 08Laguna de la Paja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 29.2 km
- 09Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31 km
- 10Bahía de Cádiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barbate
€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 Barbate you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.8%
SEPE unemployed
1,970
Affiliated workers (approx.)
10,754
Self-employed (approx.)
1,842
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€31,317,296
Expenses
€22,212,364
Balance
€9,104,932
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- UA
Miguel Francisco Molina Chamorro (UA)
2023–2027 · Andalucía Por Sí - Unión Andalucista (ua)
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 94.8 km · 126 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 67 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 71 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 70.1 km · 95 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 67 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN FERNANDO-BAHÍA SUR · 58.1 km · 83 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Transportes Generales Comes;Ayuntamiento de Barbate · Estación de Autobuses de Barbate · 6.3 km · 45 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
9,829
434 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,551
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,115
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
7
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
22
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2901 sunshine hours
Barbate averages about 2901 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.3%) makes Barbate a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~49%
About 49% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Barbate
Barbate is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 659 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3459 €/m². Compare Barbate with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11007 · CP 11007 · lat 36.20032555548871, lon -5.899396775046042 · 559 m · Income: €27,653