Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14016
Cardeña
Cardeña: living in Córdoba
Cardeña offers 2817 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,387
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4458 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.3/10
Average. Housing about 972 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~151 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,817 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.7% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 1.5%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 60.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Cardeña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
10.3%
16–64
61.8%
65+
27.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,468 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 22 (1.5%)
- Romania: 10
- China: 4
- Algeria: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 13042 (18.3km)
331 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2 km
- 02Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.5 km
- 03Rio Guadalmez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 12.3 km
- 04Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.8 km
- 05Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 17.7 km
Day trip
- 06Túnel de Niefla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.6 km
- 07Fuente Agria (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 35.3 km
- 08Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 40.4 km
- 09Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 47.6 km
- 10Los Villares (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 49.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cardeña
€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 Cardeña you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
62
Affiliated workers (approx.)
608
Self-employed (approx.)
103
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,638,483
Expenses
€2,638,483
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Alfonso Diaz Merchan (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 230.7 km · 151 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 118.2 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 82.4 km · 73 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 238.3 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 80.8 km · 120 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLA DEL RÍO · 46.9 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Fuencaliente · 22 km · 26 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
892
643 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
364
262 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
106
76 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
2817 sunshine hours
Cardeña averages about 2817 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~61%
About 61% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 92.3%
SETELECO reports 92.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cardeña
Cardeña is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,562 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3262 €/m². Compare Cardeña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14016 · CP 14016 · lat 38.276819879273994, lon -4.367352899968575 · 862 m · Income: €24,779