Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23077
Santiago de Calatrava
Santiago de Calatrava: living in Jaén
Santiago de Calatrava offers 2845 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
660
Avg. summer temp
29°C
Best place to buy a house
#4648 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,845 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~36.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.4% of padrón; international residents 3.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.4% over the series; mean age 48.4; foreign residents 3.6%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Santiago de Calatrava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.4
<16
9.8%
16–64
60.8%
65+
29.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 674 (96.4%)
Foreign residents: 25 (3.6%)
- Romania: 13
- United Kingdom: 2
- Senegal: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Morocco: 1
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
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 via neighbor 23069 (13.1km)
335 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.1 km
- 02Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16 km
- 03Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.6 km
- 04Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.9 km
- 05Cueva de los Murciélagos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.9 km
Day trip
- 06Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 32.1 km
- 07Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.2 km
- 08Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.3 km
- 09Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37.4 km
- 10Fuente Agria (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 40.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santiago de Calatrava
€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 Santiago de Calatrava you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.5%
SEPE unemployed
14
Affiliated workers (approx.)
287
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€798,143
Expenses
€777,943
Balance
€20,200
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rocío Zamora Viana (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) · 96.3 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 52.5 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 86 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 155.4 km · 133 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 52.5 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLA DEL RÍO · 37.9 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Santiago de Calatrava · 3.3 km · 3 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
418
633 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
157
238 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
57
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2845 sunshine hours
Santiago de Calatrava averages about 2845 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.
Fibre at 84.9%
SETELECO reports 84.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Santiago de Calatrava
Santiago de Calatrava is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,979 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1179 €/m². Compare Santiago de Calatrava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23077 · CP 23077 · lat 37.74003260490766, lon -4.190103587564295 · 179 m · Income: €22,214