Granada · Andalucía · CP 18122
Loja
Loja: living in Granada
Loja offers 2905 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
20,951
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#186 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~42 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,905 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.7% over the series; mean age 42.7; foreign residents 4.1%; 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 26.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Loja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.7
<16
15.6%
16–64
66%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 19,517 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 825 (4.1%)
- Morocco: 337
- United Kingdom: 170
- Romania: 89
- China: 31
- Bolivia: 19
- Brazil: 15
- Germany: 14
- Colombia: 13
English speakers ≈ 170
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29098 (14.2km)
342 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Nacimiento de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.8 km
- 02Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.1 km
- 03Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 11.5 km
- 04Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.2 km
- 05Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 18.5 km
Day trip
- 06Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.3 km
- 07Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.8 km
- 08Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.2 km
- 09Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.2 km
- 10Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Loja
€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 Loja you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,128
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,787
Self-employed (approx.)
1,659
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€28,344,361
Expenses
€28,344,361
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Joaquin Camacho Borrego (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 41.8 km · 42 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 64.4 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 55.1 km · 55 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 74.3 km · 67 min
Nearest city
Granada · 62.5 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 12.4 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Riofrio (Granada) · 4.3 km · 19 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
10,849
518 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,401
162 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,911
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
28
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
85
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2905 sunshine hours
Loja averages about 2905 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~26%
About 26% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 84.2%
SETELECO reports 84.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Loja
Loja is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,214 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3014 €/m². Compare Loja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18122 · CP 18122 · lat 37.15501499444486, lon -4.1855802137565 · 89 m · Income: €27,131