Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23061
Mengíbar
Mengíbar: living in Jaén
Mengíbar offers 2832 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,250
Avg. summer temp
29.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#217 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,832 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~36.8°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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.1% over the series; mean age 40.2; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 1.6% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Mengíbar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.2
<16
18.5%
16–64
67%
65+
14.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,778 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 163 (1.6%)
- Morocco: 53
- Romania: 23
- China: 16
- Russia: 10
- Argentina: 9
- Ukraine: 7
- Pakistan: 7
- Poland: 6
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 59% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.96, -3.81)
333 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 20.7 km
- 02Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.2 km
- 03Bosque de la Bañizuela (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.2 km
- 05Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.4 km
- 06Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 31.3 km
- 07Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.2 km
- 08Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mengíbar
€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 Mengíbar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.2%
SEPE unemployed
771
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,829
Self-employed (approx.)
824
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,229,922
Expenses
€10,229,922
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Bravo Sosa (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) · 114.8 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 27.8 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 110.6 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 226 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 27.8 km · 37 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MENGÍBAR-ARTICHUELA · 2.6 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Apeadero Mengibar · 1.6 km · 8 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
4,972
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,409
137 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
728
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
99
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2832 sunshine hours
Mengíbar averages about 2832 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Mengíbar 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 Mengíbar
Mengíbar is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,942 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1142 €/m². Compare Mengíbar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23061 · CP 23061 · lat 37.96221233080671, lon -3.808427971161955 · 142 m · Income: €29,532