Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14022
Doña Mencía
Doña Mencía: living in Córdoba
Doña Mencía offers 2885 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,465
Avg. summer temp
27.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1273 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~92 min; Renfe ~59 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,885 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −50.0% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 0.9%; 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~350; Natura 2000 covers about 21.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Doña Mencía in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
13.2%
16–64
65.6%
65+
21.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,598 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 40 (0.9%)
- Morocco: 15
- Romania: 11
- Cuba: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Paraguay: 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 23003 (24.6km)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1 km
- 02Cueva de los Murciélagos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.6 km
- 03Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.3 km
- 04Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.1 km
- 05Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.4 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.7 km
- 07Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.8 km
- 08Laguna Amarga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34 km
- 09Embalse de Cordobilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.5 km
- 10Embalse de Malpasillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Doña Mencía
€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 Doña Mencía you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
SEPE unemployed
119
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,091
Self-employed (approx.)
351
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,755,447
Expenses
€4,755,447
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Salvador Cubero Priego (UI CON ANDALUCÍA)
2023–2027 · Con Andalucía Izquierda Unida Con Doña Mencía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 143.5 km · 92 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 111.5 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 91.2 km · 66 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 121.4 km · 86 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 99.1 km · 126 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUENTE GENIL-HERRERA · 57.9 km · 59 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Doña Mencia · 1.2 km · 3 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
1,962
439 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
861
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
215
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
25
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2885 sunshine hours
Doña Mencía averages about 2885 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97%) makes Doña Mencía a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~21%
About 21% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Doña Mencía
Doña Mencía is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,589 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3289 €/m². Compare Doña Mencía with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14022 · CP 14022 · lat 37.55268918830837, lon -4.369242951515914 · 889 m · Income: €27,797