Huelva · Andalucía · CP 21008
Aroche
Aroche: living in Huelva
Aroche offers 2821 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,991
Avg. summer temp
27°C
Best place to buy a house
#3322 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.6/10
Average. Housing about 1,022 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~140 min; airport ~174 min; Renfe ~43 min; coach ~66 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,821 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.9°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.3% over the series; mean age 45.7; foreign residents 1.0%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~250; Natura 2000 covers about 44.3% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Aroche in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.7
<16
12.5%
16–64
66.3%
65+
21.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,042 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 31 (1.0%)
- Portugal: 9
- Romania: 7
- Morocco: 6
- Germany: 1
- Poland: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 80 · 33% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 21068 (25.2km)
332 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huelva
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 4.1 km
- 02Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.3 km
- 03Peñas de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 6.4 km
- 04Puerto Moral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 10.2 km
Day trip
- 05Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.6 km
- 06El Saltillo y Lomero Llano (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 48.6 km
- 07La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 52.7 km
- 08Marismas del Odiel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 67.7 km
- 09Marisma de el Burro (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 69.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Aroche
€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 Aroche you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
102
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,412
Self-employed (approx.)
238
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,935,707
Expenses
€2,851,211
Balance
€84,496
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Modesta Romero Mojarro (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 Sevilla (SVQ) · 143.9 km · 174 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Huelva) · 123.8 km · 140 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 135.7 km · 150 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 115 km · 99 min
Nearest city
Huelva · 101.6 km · 87 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMONASTER-CORTEGANA · 22.1 km · 43 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Aracena · 47.3 km · 66 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
1,416
473 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
413
138 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
137
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
40
28 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2821 sunshine hours
Aroche averages about 2821 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~44%
About 44% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 92.2%
SETELECO reports 92.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Aroche
Aroche is a municipality in Huelva (Andalucía) with about 1,681 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2981 €/m². Compare Aroche with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 21008 · CP 21008 · lat 37.94776760860536, lon -6.9897627291758635 · 681 m · Income: €23,552