Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23026
Castillo de Locubín
Castillo de Locubín: living in Jaén
Castillo de Locubín offers 2882 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,805
Avg. summer temp
27°C
Best place to buy a house
#2360 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~62 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~64 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,882 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.8% of padrón; international residents 5.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.0% over the series; mean age 51.1; foreign residents 5.2%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Castillo de Locubín in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.1
<16
9.4%
16–64
59.6%
65+
31%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,849 (94.8%)
Foreign residents: 209 (5.2%)
- United Kingdom: 112
- Venezuela: 15
- Senegal: 10
- Morocco: 9
- Ecuador: 9
- France: 6
- Romania: 5
- Ukraine: 4
English speakers ≈ 112
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 (37.55, -3.95)
339 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.8%
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 · 17.5 km
- 02Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.9 km
- 03Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Quejigo del Amo o del Carbón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
- 05Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 22.4 km
Day trip
- 06Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 26.1 km
- 07Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.5 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46 km
- 09Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 46.3 km
- 10Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 52 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castillo de Locubín
€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 Castillo de Locubín you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
103
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,618
Self-employed (approx.)
272
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,321,933
Expenses
€4,002,117
Balance
€319,816
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Cristóbal Rodríguez Gallardo (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) · 62.4 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 72.2 km · 62 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 67 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 170 km · 132 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 72.2 km · 62 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JAÉN · 72.8 km · 64 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Alcalá la Real · 17.2 km · 22 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
2,149
565 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,056
278 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
272
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
29
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2882 sunshine hours
Castillo de Locubín averages about 2882 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 92.8%
SETELECO reports 92.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Castillo de Locubín
Castillo de Locubín is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,823 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1023 €/m². Compare Castillo de Locubín with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23026 · CP 23026 · lat 37.54840525937797, lon -3.9483466283135713 · 923 m · Income: €24,117