Granada · Andalucía · CP 18030
Bérchules
Bérchules: living in Granada
Bérchules offers 3028 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
688
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3056 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~267 min; airport ~265 min; Renfe ~260 min; coach ~139 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.0/10
Better than other places. About 3,028 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.9% over the series; mean age 48.5; foreign residents 10.2%; 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Bérchules in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.5
<16
9.9%
16–64
67%
65+
23.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 643 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 73 (10.2%)
- United Kingdom: 18
- Romania: 14
- Senegal: 5
- France: 4
- Italy: 4
- Russia: 3
- Morocco: 3
- Germany: 2
English speakers ≈ 18
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 55% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18033 (10.5km)
356 approx. sunny days · 39 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
Day trip
- 02Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.6 km
- 03Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.6 km
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.6 km
- 05Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.2 km
- 06Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bérchules
€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 Bérchules you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
32
Affiliated workers (approx.)
327
Self-employed (approx.)
55
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,129,166
Expenses
€1,129,166
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ismael Padilla Gervilla (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 Almería (LEI) · 147.9 km · 265 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 119 km · 267 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 118.7 km · 261 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 129.3 km · 256 min
Nearest city
Granada · 119 km · 267 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENALÚA DE GUADIX · 102.4 km · 260 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Berchules · 14.9 km · 139 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
331
481 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
259
376 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
36
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3028 sunshine hours
Bérchules averages about 3028 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 87.9%
SETELECO reports 87.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Bérchules
Bérchules is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,282 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2082 €/m². Compare Bérchules with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18030 · CP 18030 · lat 37.0255017376509, lon -3.1964606798057296 · 382 m · Income: €23,369