Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23901
Cárcheles
Cárcheles: living in Jaén
Cárcheles offers 2890 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,291
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1239 / 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~35 min; airport ~53 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,890 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.6% over the series; mean age 47.0; foreign residents 3.4%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.8 km).
Place location
Cárcheles in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47
<16
11.1%
16–64
65.8%
65+
23.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,317 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 46 (3.4%)
- Morocco: 17
- United Kingdom: 6
- Algeria: 5
- Romania: 4
- Russia: 2
- Senegal: 2
- Argentina: 2
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.64, -3.64)
340 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 5.6 km
- 02Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.2 km
- 03Quejigo del Amo o del Carbón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.6 km
- 04Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 19.4 km
- 05Pinar de Cánavas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.8 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.2 km
- 07Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.3 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.8 km
- 09Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.7 km
- 10Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cárcheles
€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 Cárcheles you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
38
Affiliated workers (approx.)
606
Self-employed (approx.)
102
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,019,787
Expenses
€2,019,787
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Enrique Puñal Rueda (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 72.7 km · 53 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 29.7 km · 35 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 68.5 km · 51 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 183.9 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 29.7 km · 35 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JAÉN · 31.4 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Avd. España Con C/Velazquez V · 0.2 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
634
491 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
343
266 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
72
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
28 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2890 sunshine hours
Cárcheles averages about 2890 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 90.8%
SETELECO reports 90.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cárcheles
Cárcheles is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,405 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1205 €/m². Compare Cárcheles with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23901 · CP 23901 · lat 37.641835240755356, lon -3.637071877425773 · 505 m · Income: €26,248