Granada · Andalucía · CP 18007
Albuñuelas
Albuñuelas: living in Granada
Albuñuelas offers 2950 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
794
Avg. summer temp
23.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4277 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~102 min; airport ~103 min; Renfe ~96 min; coach ~56 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,950 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.6% of padrón; international residents 2.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.0% over the series; mean age 52.3; foreign residents 2.4%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~207; Natura 2000 covers about 0.3% of the area (nearest site ~6.3 km).
Place location
Albuñuelas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.3
<16
8%
16–64
60%
65+
32%
International community
Spanish nationals: 801 (97.6%)
Foreign residents: 20 (2.4%)
- United Kingdom: 6
- Romania: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- Brazil: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 58% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.93, -3.69)
347 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.3 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.4 km
- 03Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.5 km
- 04Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.2 km
- 05Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22 km
Day trip
- 06Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 25.9 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.4 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.8 km
- 09Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 58.1 km
- 10Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 58.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albuñuelas
€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 Albuñuelas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
39
Affiliated workers (approx.)
337
Self-employed (approx.)
57
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,548,182
Expenses
€1,547,674
Balance
€508
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Diaz Alcantara (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 48.6 km · 103 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 39.5 km · 102 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 39.2 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 150 km · 162 min
Nearest city
Granada · 39.5 km · 102 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 39.2 km · 96 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Campamento · 11.3 km · 56 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
467
588 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
265
334 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
58
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2950 sunshine hours
Albuñuelas averages about 2950 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes Albuñuelas a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Albuñuelas
Albuñuelas is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,196 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1996 €/m². Compare Albuñuelas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18007 · CP 18007 · lat 36.92796837928583, lon -3.6882200726801635 · 296 m · Income: €23,662