Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23065
Orcera
Orcera: living in Jaén
Orcera offers 2806 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,715
Avg. summer temp
27.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3114 / 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~126 min; airport ~171 min; Renfe ~124 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,806 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.4% over the series; mean age 46.6; foreign residents 2.1%; 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 ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 45.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Orcera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.6
<16
11.2%
16–64
66.4%
65+
22.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,773 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 38 (2.1%)
- Morocco: 17
- Senegal: 5
- Portugal: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Bulgaria: 1
- Romania: 1
- Ukraine: 1
- Algeria: 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 (38.37, -2.74)
330 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.8%
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 · 0.7 km
- 02Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19 km
Day trip
- 03Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26.7 km
- 04Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29 km
- 05Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.6 km
- 06Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.8 km
- 07La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 36.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orcera
€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 Orcera you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
81
Affiliated workers (approx.)
808
Self-employed (approx.)
137
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,882,554
Expenses
€2,627,542
Balance
€255,012
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Francisco Fernández López (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) · 228.2 km · 171 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 139.5 km · 126 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 224 km · 170 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 233.4 km · 200 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 139.5 km · 126 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 87.1 km · 124 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Puerta De Segura · 3.5 km · 25 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
858
500 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
442
258 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
120
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2806 sunshine hours
Orcera averages about 2806 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 ~45%
About 45% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Orcera
Orcera is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,946 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1146 €/m². Compare Orcera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23065 · CP 23065 · lat 38.36803862749489, lon -2.735979242935694 · 146 m · Income: €24,473