Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23070
Pozo Alcón
Pozo Alcón: living in Jaén
Pozo Alcón offers 2897 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,514
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1780 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~129 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~109 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,897 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −41.7% over the series; mean age 45.6; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 31.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Pozo Alcón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
13.7%
16–64
62.8%
65+
23.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,502 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 171 (3.7%)
- Algeria: 41
- Bolivia: 20
- Morocco: 14
- Colombia: 7
- Ecuador: 6
- China: 6
- United Kingdom: 5
- Bulgaria: 4
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 57% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.71, -2.95)
341 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.8%
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 · 2.4 km
- 02Cueva del Agua de Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.2 km
- 03Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.9 km
- 04Peña de Castril (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.1 km
Day trip
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 06Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.4 km
- 07Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.4 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.7 km
- 09Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Pozo Alcón
€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 Pozo Alcón you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
231
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,007
Self-employed (approx.)
340
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€5,646,341
Expenses
€5,646,341
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Iván Raúl Cruz Lozano (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) · 145.5 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 128.1 km · 129 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 141.5 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 195 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 125.5 km · 167 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 56.3 km · 109 min
Nearest coach
Coach · BAM;Múñoz Amezcua · Estación de Autobuses de Pozo Alcón · 2.1 km · 12 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
2,752
610 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
958
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
338
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
54
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2897 sunshine hours
Pozo Alcón averages about 2897 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 ~32%
About 32% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Pozo Alcón
Pozo Alcón is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,972 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1172 €/m². Compare Pozo Alcón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23070 · CP 23070 · lat 37.71233941544651, lon -2.9474018916031515 · 172 m · Income: €22,954