Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11018
El Gastor
El Gastor: living in Cádiz
El Gastor offers 2920 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,675
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#3411 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~108 min; airport ~112 min; Renfe ~41 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,920 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.4% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 16.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
El Gastor in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
12.2%
16–64
66.8%
65+
21%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,691 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 61 (3.5%)
- United Kingdom: 24
- Germany: 8
- France: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Romania: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Oceania & stateless: 1
English speakers ≈ 24
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29903 (5.4km)
344 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.3 km
- 02Cueva del Hundidero (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.7 km
- 03Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.2 km
- 04Chaparro de la Vega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.3 km
- 05Cueva del Gato (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.3 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27 km
- 07Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.2 km
- 08Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.5 km
- 09Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.8 km
- 10Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Gastor
€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 El Gastor you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.2%
SEPE unemployed
125
Affiliated workers (approx.)
787
Self-employed (approx.)
134
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,877,370
Expenses
€1,827,053
Balance
€50,317
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Isabel Moreno Fernández (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) · 90.4 km · 112 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 118.1 km · 108 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 81.9 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 118.4 km · 108 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 118.1 km · 108 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RONDA · 29 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 28.1 km · 38 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
984
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
263
157 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
173
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2920 sunshine hours
El Gastor averages about 2920 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~17%
About 17% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 89.7%
SETELECO reports 89.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Gastor
El Gastor is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 691 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3491 €/m². Compare El Gastor with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11018 · CP 11018 · lat 36.84635296000992, lon -5.345148833367047 · 591 m · Income: €25,016