Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23016
Benatae
Benatae: living in Jaén
Benatae offers 2806 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
423
Avg. summer temp
27.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2840 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~109 min; airport ~168 min; Renfe ~121 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,806 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.5% of padrón; international residents 4.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −64.3% over the series; mean age 49.3; foreign residents 4.5%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Benatae in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.3
<16
8%
16–64
63.2%
65+
28.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 428 (95.5%)
Foreign residents: 20 (4.5%)
- Ecuador: 6
- Morocco: 5
- Colombia: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
- Germany: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 via neighbor 23065 (7.1km)
330 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
74.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13 km
- 03Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 19.6 km
- 04Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 22.5 km
Day trip
- 05Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 28.2 km
- 06Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.1 km
- 07Peñas Coloradas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.3 km
- 08La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.6 km
- 09Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benatae
€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 Benatae you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
191
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€591,623
Expenses
€591,623
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Pascual Bermudez Alarcon (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) · 237.1 km · 168 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 127.4 km · 109 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 188.7 km · 162 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 229.9 km · 197 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 153 km · 131 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 95.9 km · 121 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Benatae · 0.4 km · 1 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
222
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
184
435 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
42
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2806 sunshine hours
Benatae averages about 2806 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.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benatae
Benatae is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,792 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 992 €/m². Compare Benatae with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23016 · CP 23016 · lat 38.35301573739168, lon -2.656265707228537 · 892 m · Income: €21,902