Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23020
Canena
Canena: living in Jaén
Canena offers 2836 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,717
Avg. summer temp
28.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1254 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~41 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,836 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.3°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.2% of padrón; international residents 4.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −39.4% over the series; mean age 47.2; foreign residents 4.8%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
Canena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.2
<16
9.9%
16–64
66.4%
65+
23.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,743 (95.2%)
Foreign residents: 88 (4.8%)
- Morocco: 18
- Algeria: 9
- Colombia: 3
- Romania: 2
- Ukraine: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Cuba: 2
- Paraguay: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 66% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23046 (3.5km)
334 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Piélago (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.9 km
- 02Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 14.1 km
- 03Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 18.4 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.3 km
- 05Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 06Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.7 km
- 07Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.8 km
- 08Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 41.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Canena
€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 Canena you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
57
Affiliated workers (approx.)
812
Self-employed (approx.)
137
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,944,817
Expenses
€1,943,308
Balance
€1,509
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PARA
José Carlos Serrano Ruíz (PARA LA GENTE)
2023–2027 · Izquierda Unida Andalucía Para la Gente
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 134.7 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 47.7 km · 41 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 133 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 223.1 km · 191 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 47.7 km · 41 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LINARES-BAEZA · 11.7 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Canena (Balneario) · 2.3 km · 11 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
974
567 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
567
330 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
109
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2836 sunshine hours
Canena averages about 2836 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 94.4%
SETELECO reports 94.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Canena
Canena is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,817 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1017 €/m². Compare Canena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23020 · CP 23020 · lat 38.059068620226654, lon -3.502062230534949 · 917 m · Income: €30,501