Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23047
La Iruela
La Iruela: living in Jaén
La Iruela offers 2831 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,819
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2618 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~149 min; airport ~194 min; Renfe ~101 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,831 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −57.4% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 70.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Iruela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
11.5%
16–64
69.2%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,852 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 47 (2.5%)
- Romania: 25
- Germany: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
- France: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 (37.96, -2.93)
333 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.6 km
- 03Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.9 km
- 04Peña de Castril (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23 km
- 05Cueva del Agua de Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.2 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.6 km
- 07Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.7 km
- 08Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.8 km
- 09Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.5 km
- 10Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 54.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Iruela
€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 La Iruela you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
900
Self-employed (approx.)
151
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,840,774
Expenses
€4,738,954
Balance
€101,820
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Daniel Sánchez Cruz (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) · 207.3 km · 194 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 118.6 km · 149 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 203.1 km · 193 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 179.8 km · 154 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 118.6 km · 149 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 53.9 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cazorla · 14.9 km · 43 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
1,054
579 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
528
290 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
180
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2831 sunshine hours
La Iruela averages about 2831 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.
Natura 2000 ~70%
About 70% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Iruela
La Iruela is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,886 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1086 €/m². Compare La Iruela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23047 · CP 23047 · lat 37.96498052234691, lon -2.930645127988939 · 986 m · Income: €23,705