Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23041
Higuera de Calatrava
Higuera de Calatrava: living in Jaén
Higuera de Calatrava offers 2845 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
590
Avg. summer temp
29°C
Best place to buy a house
#2933 / 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~59 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,845 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~36.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −48.1% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 3.9%; 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 ~-150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Higuera de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
15.8%
16–64
62.1%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 595 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 24 (3.9%)
- Morocco: 14
- Algeria: 4
- Senegal: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 62% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23069 (8.2km)
335 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.9 km
- 02Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.7 km
- 03Bosque de la Bañizuela (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.9 km
- 04Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 05Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 06Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.9 km
- 07Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.7 km
- 08Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.7 km
- 09Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Higuera de Calatrava
€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 Higuera de Calatrava you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
SEPE unemployed
14
Affiliated workers (approx.)
261
Self-employed (approx.)
44
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€892,000
Expenses
€892,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- UA
Juan de Dios Ortega López (UA)
2023–2027 · Andalucía Por Si- Unión Andalucista
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 139.8 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 48.8 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 76.7 km · 95 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 165 km · 155 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 48.8 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JAÉN · 46.2 km · 59 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Higuera de Calatrava · 0.3 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
345
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
204
346 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
36
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2845 sunshine hours
Higuera de Calatrava averages about 2845 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 83.7%
SETELECO reports 83.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Higuera de Calatrava
Higuera de Calatrava is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,880 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1080 €/m². Compare Higuera de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23041 · CP 23041 · lat 37.795574258461315, lon -4.153964210332769 · 980 m · Income: €22,136