Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23038
La Guardia de Jaén
La Guardia de Jaén: living in Jaén
La Guardia de Jaén offers 2876 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,212
Avg. summer temp
27.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#416 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~19 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,876 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.6°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.2% over the series; mean age 39.4; foreign residents 1.4%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 2.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.7 km).
Place location
La Guardia de Jaén in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.4
<16
18.7%
16–64
70.4%
65+
10.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,942 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 69 (1.4%)
- Romania: 18
- Morocco: 16
- France: 15
- Italy: 5
- United Kingdom: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Germany: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 64% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.75, -3.70)
338 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
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 · 8.1 km
- 02Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 8.5 km
- 03Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.8 km
- 04Bosque de la Bañizuela (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.4 km
- 05Quejigo del Amo o del Carbón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.7 km
Day trip
- 06Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.5 km
- 07Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.5 km
- 08Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.8 km
- 09Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.1 km
- 10Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Guardia de Jaén
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In La Guardia de Jaén you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
289
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,598
Self-employed (approx.)
440
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,033,378
Expenses
€5,033,378
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Morillo Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 88.9 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 9.5 km · 19 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 84.7 km · 60 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 200.2 km · 128 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 9.5 km · 19 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JAÉN · 11.1 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Venta Matías-I · 1.9 km · 5 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
2,677
514 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
624
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
523
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2876 sunshine hours
La Guardia de Jaén averages about 2876 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes La Guardia de Jaén 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 La Guardia de Jaén
La Guardia de Jaén is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,856 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1056 €/m². Compare La Guardia de Jaén with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23038 · CP 23038 · lat 37.75219172741095, lon -3.6989186103160616 · 956 m · Income: €42,274