Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23062
Montizón
Montizón: living in Jaén
Montizón offers 2802 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,574
Avg. summer temp
26.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3707 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~150 min; airport ~194 min; Renfe ~116 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,802 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.3% over the series; mean age 47.1; foreign residents 3.7%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 54.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Montizón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.1
<16
11.3%
16–64
64.8%
65+
24%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,661 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 64 (3.7%)
- Morocco: 49
- Romania: 11
- Germany: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
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 (38.38, -3.10)
330 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Huellas de Dinosaurios (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.8 km
- 02Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.6 km
Day trip
- 03Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 04Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.7 km
- 05Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.7 km
- 06Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.5 km
- 07Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 50.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Montizón
€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 Montizón you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.8%
SEPE unemployed
29
Affiliated workers (approx.)
730
Self-employed (approx.)
122
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,729,361
Expenses
€1,728,816
Balance
€545
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Valentín Merenciano García (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 221.6 km · 194 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 132.9 km · 150 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 217.4 km · 193 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 245.9 km · 211 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 132.9 km · 150 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 61.7 km · 116 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Venta de los Santos · 2.9 km · 27 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
793
504 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
532
338 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
93
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2802 sunshine hours
Montizón averages about 2802 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 ~54%
About 54% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Montizón
Montizón is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,943 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1143 €/m². Compare Montizón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23062 · CP 23062 · lat 38.384840985435304, lon -3.1014201138049686 · 143 m · Income: €20,984