Granada · Andalucía · CP 18188
Villanueva Mesía
Villanueva Mesía: living in Granada
Villanueva Mesía offers 2920 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,965
Avg. summer temp
27.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1898 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~30 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,920 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −43.1% over the series; mean age 44.5; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-15,000; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Villanueva Mesía in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.5
<16
14.7%
16–64
65.5%
65+
19.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,985 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 36 (1.8%)
- Colombia: 6
- France: 5
- Morocco: 5
- Ecuador: 5
- United Kingdom: 3
- Romania: 3
- Brazil: 2
- Senegal: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
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 18048 (17.3km)
344 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.4 km
- 02Nacimiento de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.7 km
- 03Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 22.1 km
- 04Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 23.9 km
- 05Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 25 km
Day trip
- 06Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.3 km
- 07Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.1 km
- 08Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.3 km
- 09Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38 km
- 10Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva Mesía
€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 Villanueva Mesía you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
66
Affiliated workers (approx.)
917
Self-employed (approx.)
154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,424,853
Expenses
€2,424,853
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
José Antonio Durán Ortiz (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) · 26.3 km · 30 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 46.9 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 43.2 km · 46 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 96 km · 74 min
Nearest city
Granada · 46.9 km · 54 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 21.8 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villanueva De Mesia · 1.8 km · 6 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
1,205
613 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
401
204 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
155
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2920 sunshine hours
Villanueva Mesía averages about 2920 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 87.3%
SETELECO reports 87.3% 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 Villanueva Mesía
Villanueva Mesía is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,406 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3206 €/m². Compare Villanueva Mesía with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18188 · CP 18188 · lat 37.22959047474106, lon -4.0070849540875155 · 606 m · Income: €25,028