Granada · Andalucía · CP 18076
Fonelas
Fonelas: living in Granada
Fonelas offers 2946 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
965
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2946 / 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,946 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 43.0; foreign residents 2.0%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~200; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Fonelas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43
<16
16.3%
16–64
63.7%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 958 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 20 (2.0%)
- Romania: 8
- France: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Germany: 1
- Russia: 1
- Paraguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 18002 (19.6km)
347 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cárcavas de Marchal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.8 km
- 02Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.3 km
- 03Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.2 km
- 04Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.9 km
- 05Cueva de las Ventanas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.3 km
Day trip
- 06Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.8 km
- 07Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.3 km
- 08Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 42 km
- 09Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.5 km
- 10Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 53.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fonelas
€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 Fonelas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
52
Affiliated workers (approx.)
435
Self-employed (approx.)
74
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,680,134
Expenses
€1,680,134
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Getsemani Torres Rienda (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 81.6 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 64.2 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 77.6 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 130.7 km · 106 min
Nearest city
Granada · 64.2 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENALÚA DE GUADIX · 11 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Estación de Autobuses de Guadix · 17.2 km · 43 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
686
711 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
159
165 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
79
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2946 sunshine hours
Fonelas averages about 2946 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 85.9%
SETELECO reports 85.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Fonelas
Fonelas is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,412 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2212 €/m². Compare Fonelas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18076 · CP 18076 · lat 37.42200737078041, lon -3.167816572217343 · 512 m · Income: €20,258