Granada · Andalucía · CP 18177
Sorvilán
Sorvilán: living in Granada
Sorvilán offers 2939 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
521
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#6043 / 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,939 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 74.3% of padrón; international residents 25.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.1% over the series; mean age 50.1; foreign residents 25.7%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Sorvilán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.1
<16
8%
16–64
65%
65+
26.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 400 (74.3%)
Foreign residents: 138 (25.7%)
- Morocco: 107
- Romania: 10
- United Kingdom: 6
- France: 3
- Argentina: 2
- Germany: 1
- Ukraine: 1
- Chile: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18006 (6.7km)
346 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.4%
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 · 15.1 km
Day trip
- 02Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 25.7 km
- 03Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.7 km
- 04Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 31.6 km
- 05Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.5 km
- 06Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sorvilán
€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 Sorvilán you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
30
Affiliated workers (approx.)
240
Self-employed (approx.)
41
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€880,735
Expenses
€880,673
Balance
€62
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Pilar Sanchez Sabio (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) · 109.5 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 119 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 102 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 90.9 km · 86 min
Nearest city
Granada · 102.2 km · 102 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 72.2 km · 62 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Sorvilan · 1 km · 1 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
298
572 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
165
317 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
32
61 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
2939 sunshine hours
Sorvilán averages about 2939 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.4%) makes Sorvilán a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Sorvilán
Sorvilán is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,374 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3174 €/m². Compare Sorvilán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18177 · CP 18177 · lat 36.79038405388782, lon -3.262673271258918 · 129 m · Income: €20,619