Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23094
Vilches
Vilches: living in Jaén
Vilches offers 2834 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,191
Avg. summer temp
28.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1302 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,834 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~36.1°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population +0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.0% over the series; mean age 46.3; foreign residents 2.3%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 29.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Vilches in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
12.4%
16–64
65.3%
65+
22.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,335 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 101 (2.3%)
- Morocco: 37
- Romania: 14
- Algeria: 13
- Argentina: 6
- Cuba: 4
- Paraguay: 3
- Dominican Republic: 3
- Brazil: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.22, -3.48)
333 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Piélago (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.6 km
- 02Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.3 km
- 03Los órganos de Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.1 km
- 04Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 18.9 km
- 05Huellas de Dinosaurios (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.8 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 07Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31 km
- 08Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.4 km
- 09Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.1 km
- 10Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilches
€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 Vilches you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
221
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,937
Self-employed (approx.)
328
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,417,993
Expenses
€5,366,444
Balance
€51,549
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Adrian Sanchez Ruiz (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) · 174.3 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 87.3 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 146.7 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 242.6 km · 208 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 87.3 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 3.7 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Arquillos · 8.2 km · 10 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
2,248
536 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
848
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
197
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
21
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
16
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2834 sunshine hours
Vilches averages about 2834 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 ~30%
About 30% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Vilches
Vilches is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 3,038 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1238 €/m². Compare Vilches with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23094 · CP 23094 · lat 38.22472759975787, lon -3.4793340678682654 · 238 m · Income: €27,496