Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23002
Alcalá la Real
Alcalá la Real: living in Jaén
Alcalá la Real offers 2912 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
21,496
Avg. summer temp
25°C
Best place to buy a house
#820 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~47 min; Renfe ~61 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,912 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.7% over the series; mean age 45.5; foreign residents 3.9%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Alcalá la Real in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.5
<16
14%
16–64
63.1%
65+
22.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 20,767 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 838 (3.9%)
- Romania: 186
- Morocco: 167
- United Kingdom: 160
- Venezuela: 40
- Senegal: 33
- Ukraine: 24
- Colombia: 24
- China: 17
English speakers ≈ 160
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 70% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.45, -3.93)
343 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Quejigo del Amo o del Carbón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.9 km
- 02Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 24 km
- 03Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 24.4 km
- 04Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.6 km
Day trip
- 05Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.3 km
- 06Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.1 km
- 07Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 35.6 km
- 08Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcalá la Real
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcalá la Real you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
795
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,647
Self-employed (approx.)
1,628
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€28,991,231
Expenses
€28,991,231
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Marino Aguilera Peñalver (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 47.3 km · 47 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 60.8 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 57 km · 56 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 158.5 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 79.4 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · IZNALLOZ · 51.3 km · 61 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcala La Real · 1.1 km · 3 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
11,343
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,909
228 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,763
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
20
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
280
25 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2912 sunshine hours
Alcalá la Real averages about 2912 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 94.8%
SETELECO reports 94.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alcalá la Real
Alcalá la Real is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,757 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 957 €/m². Compare Alcalá la Real with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23002 · CP 23002 · lat 37.45342975658905, lon -3.9320368991454844 · 857 m · Income: €27,973