Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14026
Espiel
Espiel: living in Córdoba
Espiel offers 2839 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,326
Avg. summer temp
27.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#5207 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~167 min; airport ~205 min; Renfe ~117 min; coach ~49 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,839 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 2.0%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 29.4% of the area (nearest site ~4.5 km).
Place location
Espiel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
13%
16–64
60.9%
65+
26.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,348 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 49 (2.0%)
- Romania: 20
- Pakistan: 8
- Germany: 5
- Morocco: 4
- Italy: 3
- China: 3
- Portugal: 2
- 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 (38.13, -5.08)
334 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Hornachuelos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 02Los Villares (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.8 km
- 03La Sierrezuela (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34 km
- 04Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
- 05Fuente la Zarza (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37 km
- 06Sierra de Azuaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 41.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Espiel
€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 Espiel you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.7%
SEPE unemployed
152
Affiliated workers (approx.)
997
Self-employed (approx.)
170
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,006,378
Expenses
€3,006,378
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Bejarano Martin (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Sevilla (SVQ) · 197.8 km · 205 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Córdoba) · 80.3 km · 167 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 62.3 km · 107 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 222.3 km · 200 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 80.3 km · 167 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · EL HIGUERÓN · 74.4 km · 117 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Villaviciosa (C/ Tomás Carretero) · 10 km · 49 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
1,334
574 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
393
169 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
131
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
19 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2839 sunshine hours
Espiel averages about 2839 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Espiel a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~29%
About 29% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Espiel
Espiel is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,593 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3293 €/m². Compare Espiel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14026 · CP 14026 · lat 38.13276032589953, lon -5.076434350117788 · 893 m · Income: €29,186