Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23025
Castellar
Castellar: living in Jaén
Castellar offers 2821 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,147
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2828 / 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 ~127 min; airport ~181 min; Renfe ~92 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,821 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 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 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −54.4% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-350; Natura 2000 covers about 6.9% of the area (nearest site ~3.7 km).
Place location
Castellar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
14.2%
16–64
66.7%
65+
19%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,262 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 52 (1.6%)
- Morocco: 27
- Senegal: 8
- Algeria: 4
- Bulgaria: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- Romania: 1
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 (38.30, -3.14)
332 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Huellas de Dinosaurios (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.2 km
- 02Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.5 km
- 03Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 04Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.4 km
- 05Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.5 km
- 06Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.1 km
- 07Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 53.7 km
- 08Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellar
€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 Castellar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
78
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,500
Self-employed (approx.)
252
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,297,073
Expenses
€4,297,073
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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José Mena Mora (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 206.7 km · 181 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 122.6 km · 127 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 177.2 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 280.9 km · 256 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 122.6 km · 127 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 50.1 km · 92 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 7.6 km · 40 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
1,606
510 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
835
265 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
109
35 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
20
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2821 sunshine hours
Castellar averages about 2821 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Castellar 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 Castellar
Castellar is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,822 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1022 €/m². Compare Castellar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23025 · CP 23025 · lat 38.295806230998934, lon -3.1419535561725658 · 922 m · Income: €23,566