Huelva · Andalucía · CP 21078
Zalamea la Real
Zalamea la Real: living in Huelva
Zalamea la Real offers 2833 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,968
Avg. summer temp
26.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4485 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~96 min; airport ~177 min; Renfe ~82 min; coach ~80 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,833 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.4°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.6% over the series; mean age 48.0; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 18.4% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Zalamea la Real in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48
<16
10.8%
16–64
64.8%
65+
24.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,027 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 41 (1.3%)
- Romania: 19
- Brazil: 3
- China: 3
- Poland: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- France: 1
- Portugal: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 80 · 30% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 21001 (23.7km)
333 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huelva
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Acebuche de El Espinillo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.5 km
- 02Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.7 km
- 03El Saltillo y Lomero Llano (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 13.6 km
- 04Montera de Gossan (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.5 km
- 05Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.9 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Corredor verde del Guadiamar (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 41.7 km
- 08Doñana (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.9 km
- 09Marismas del Odiel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.9 km
- 10Marisma de el Burro (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zalamea la Real
€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 Zalamea la Real you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.9%
SEPE unemployed
190
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,356
Self-employed (approx.)
231
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,644,787
Expenses
€2,644,787
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Diego Rodríguez Pérez (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) · 113.6 km · 177 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Huelva) · 55.2 km · 96 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 101.4 km · 152 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 77.1 km · 116 min
Nearest city
Huelva · 55.2 km · 96 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CALAÑAS · 28.4 km · 82 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · La Fontanilla V · 32.7 km · 80 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
1,782
600 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
391
132 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
242
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2833 sunshine hours
Zalamea la Real averages about 2833 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Zalamea la Real a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~18%
About 18% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Zalamea la Real
Zalamea la Real is a municipality in Huelva (Andalucía) with about 1,898 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3198 €/m². Compare Zalamea la Real with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 21078 · CP 21078 · lat 37.6368997906003, lon -6.675614494887249 · 898 m · Income: €29,368