Granada · Andalucía · CP 18146
Orce
Orce: living in Granada
Orce offers 2840 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,116
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#6027 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~137 min; airport ~139 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,840 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.1% over the series; mean age 48.2; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.8 km).
Place location
Orce in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.2
<16
10.1%
16–64
64.6%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,069 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 121 (10.2%)
- United Kingdom: 42
- Morocco: 19
- Romania: 14
- France: 11
- Bolivia: 3
- Dominican Republic: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Senegal: 2
English speakers ≈ 42
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04006 (37.8km)
334 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.8 km
- 02Sabina Albar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.1 km
Day trip
- 03Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31 km
- 04Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.5 km
- 05Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.5 km
- 06Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44 km
- 07Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orce
€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 Orce you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
55
Affiliated workers (approx.)
511
Self-employed (approx.)
87
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,750,441
Expenses
€2,732,440
Balance
€18,001
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PARA
José Ramón Martínez Olivares (PARA LA GENTE)
2023–2027 · Izquierda Unida Para la Gente
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 162.6 km · 139 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 145.2 km · 137 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 158.5 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 212 km · 168 min
Nearest city
Granada · 145.2 km · 137 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 83.7 km · 72 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Chirivel · 24.1 km · 21 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
829
743 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
241
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
88
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2840 sunshine hours
Orce averages about 2840 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.8%
SETELECO reports 80.8% 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 Orce
Orce is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,280 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3080 €/m². Compare Orce with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18146 · CP 18146 · lat 37.71918907255636, lon -2.3982187650600784 · 480 m · Income: €22,863