Granada · Andalucía · CP 18071
Dúrcal
Dúrcal: living in Granada
Dúrcal offers 2994 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,234
Avg. summer temp
22.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2079 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~155 min; airport ~157 min; Renfe ~150 min; coach ~120 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,994 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.8% over the series; mean age 44.0; foreign residents 3.4%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 96.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Dúrcal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44
<16
14.3%
16–64
67.6%
65+
18.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,773 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 242 (3.4%)
- Morocco: 48
- Romania: 37
- United Kingdom: 32
- France: 18
- Argentina: 13
- China: 11
- Germany: 10
- Italy: 10
English speakers ≈ 32
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18068 (4.5km)
352 approx. sunny days · 20 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
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
- 02Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.6 km
- 03Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 16.4 km
- 04Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22 km
- 05Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 24.5 km
Day trip
- 06Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 32.8 km
- 07Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.3 km
- 08Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.5 km
- 09Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 54.4 km
- 10Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 57.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Dúrcal
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Dúrcal you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.5%
SEPE unemployed
662
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,421
Self-employed (approx.)
587
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,791,810
Expenses
€6,785,310
Balance
€6,500
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Julio Prieto Machado (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 Granada (GRX) · 55.5 km · 157 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 46.4 km · 155 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 46.1 km · 150 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 131.1 km · 202 min
Nearest city
Granada · 46.4 km · 155 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 46.1 km · 150 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Nigüelas · 12.5 km · 120 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
3,904
540 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,078
149 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
690
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
8
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
23
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2994 sunshine hours
Dúrcal averages about 2994 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Dúrcal a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~97%
About 97% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Dúrcal
Dúrcal is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,407 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2207 €/m². Compare Dúrcal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18071 · CP 18071 · lat 37.02213563065829, lon -3.513321166542068 · 507 m · Income: €28,903