Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23095
Villacarrillo
Villacarrillo: living in Jaén
Villacarrillo offers 2822 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,342
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#1230 / 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~54 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,822 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.0% of padrón; international residents 4.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.2% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 4.0%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-150; Natura 2000 covers about 9.6% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Villacarrillo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
13.8%
16–64
66.9%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,296 (96.0%)
Foreign residents: 430 (4.0%)
- Morocco: 188
- Algeria: 44
- Romania: 29
- Germany: 28
- Venezuela: 11
- Senegal: 10
- Dominican Republic: 10
- Bulgaria: 9
English speakers ≈ 8
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 (38.09, -3.04)
332 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.7%
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 · 5.1 km
- 02Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 15.3 km
- 03Huellas de Dinosaurios (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.5 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 05Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.8 km
- 06Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 43.1 km
- 07Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.8 km
- 08Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villacarrillo
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villacarrillo you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
320
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,934
Self-employed (approx.)
830
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€13,676,487
Expenses
€13,676,487
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Miralles Jiménez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 187.5 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 98.9 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 183.4 km · 126 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 201.3 km · 173 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 98.9 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LINARES-BAEZA · 62.8 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villacarrillo · 8 km · 18 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
5,408
523 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,701
261 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
619
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
29
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2822 sunshine hours
Villacarrillo averages about 2822 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.7%) makes Villacarrillo a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Villacarrillo
Villacarrillo is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 3,039 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1239 €/m². Compare Villacarrillo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23095 · CP 23095 · lat 38.08599982611219, lon -3.0408126012214853 · 239 m · Income: €25,850