Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23011
Baños de la Encina
Baños de la Encina: living in Jaén
Baños de la Encina offers 2831 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,542
Avg. summer temp
28.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4449 / 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 · 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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~169 min; airport ~212 min; Renfe ~144 min; coach ~121 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,831 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.6°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −52.7% over the series; mean age 45.7; foreign residents 0.7%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 97.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Baños de la Encina in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.7
<16
14.1%
16–64
64%
65+
21.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,565 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 17 (0.7%)
- Romania: 5
- Nigeria: 5
- Morocco: 3
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 68% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.29, -3.77)
333 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.5 km
- 02Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.4 km
- 03Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.1 km
- 04Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.9 km
- 05El Piélago (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.9 km
Day trip
- 06Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.6 km
- 07Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.6 km
- 08Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.7 km
- 09Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 37.2 km
- 10Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 42.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Baños de la Encina
€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 Baños de la Encina you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
105
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,156
Self-employed (approx.)
195
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,934,446
Expenses
€2,934,446
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio las Heras Cortes (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 180.7 km · 212 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 93.7 km · 169 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 153.1 km · 200 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 247 km · 212 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 93.7 km · 169 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 39.3 km · 144 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Estación de autobuses de La Carolina (SAMAR) · 26.9 km · 121 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
1,207
475 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
472
186 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
188
74 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2831 sunshine hours
Baños de la Encina averages about 2831 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Baños de la Encina a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Baños de la Encina
Baños de la Encina is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,787 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 987 €/m². Compare Baños de la Encina with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23011 · CP 23011 · lat 38.2850083119972, lon -3.769869833259071 · 887 m · Income: €25,987