Huelva · Andalucía · CP 21016
Cala
Cala: living in Huelva
Cala offers 2829 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,106
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2278 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~105 min; Renfe ~65 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,829 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.3% of padrón; international residents 1.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 46.9; foreign residents 1.7%; 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 89.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cala in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.9
<16
11%
16–64
67.9%
65+
21.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,147 (98.3%)
Foreign residents: 20 (1.7%)
- Romania: 4
- Bulgaria: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Germany: 1
- France: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 80 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 06026 (12.6km)
333 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huelva
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Encina Dehesa de San Francisco (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.9 km
- 03Cuevas de Fuentes de León (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.1 km
- 04Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.4 km
- 05La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 15 km
Day trip
- 06Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.4 km
- 07Corredor verde del Guadiamar (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 48.8 km
- 08Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 49.3 km
- 09El Gergal (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 50.2 km
- 10Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 57 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cala
€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 Cala you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13%
SEPE unemployed
98
Affiliated workers (approx.)
526
Self-employed (approx.)
90
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,612,444
Expenses
€1,612,444
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Teresa Rodriguez Delgado (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) · 98.6 km · 105 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 103 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 90.4 km · 82 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 192.1 km · 132 min
Nearest city
Huelva · 170.2 km · 112 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FREGENAL DE LA SIERRA · 42.7 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Olalla Del Cala · 15.6 km · 25 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
765
692 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
206
186 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
72
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2829 sunshine hours
Cala averages about 2829 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes Cala a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~90%
About 90% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Cala
Cala is a municipality in Huelva (Andalucía) with about 1,710 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3010 €/m². Compare Cala with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 21016 · CP 21016 · lat 37.9596252274264, lon -6.332327574664159 · 710 m · Income: €24,891