Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29035
Cañete la Real
Cañete la Real: living in Málaga
Cañete la Real offers 2917 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,569
Avg. summer temp
24°C
Best place to buy a house
#522 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.8/10
Average. Housing about 851 €/m²; cost of living at 39% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~45 min; airport ~92 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,917 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 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 · 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 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.0% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +17.1% 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 ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~5.1 km).
Place location
Cañete la Real in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
7.3%
16–64
68.4%
65+
24.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,635 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 30 (1.8%)
- Morocco: 12
- Romania: 4
- Germany: 3
- Ukraine: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Peru: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€851
Flats €/m²
926 €
Houses €/m²
775 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #9 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.95, -5.04)
343 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 16.9 km
- 02Mirador Cuenca del Rio Turon-Mirador del Guarda Forestal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.1 km
- 03Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.6 km
- 04Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.7 km
- 05Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.1 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.5 km
- 07Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27 km
- 08Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29 km
- 09Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.2 km
- 10Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cañete la Real
€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 Cañete la Real you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
95
Affiliated workers (approx.)
758
Self-employed (approx.)
129
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,909,686
Expenses
€1,700,892
Balance
€208,794
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Andres Moron Barquero (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 78.2 km · 92 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 33.6 km · 45 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 40.1 km · 48 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 85.8 km · 87 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 83.5 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMARGEN-CAÑETE LA REAL · 10.1 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Bus · 1.6 km · 13 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
1,035
660 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
345
220 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
131
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
6 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
12
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2917 sunshine hours
Cañete la Real averages about 2917 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.1%) makes Cañete la Real a practical base for remote work.
About Cañete la Real
Cañete la Real is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,691 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 851 €/m². Compare Cañete la Real with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29035 · CP 29035 · lat 36.94894176970586, lon -5.037487935614211 · 599 m · Income: €24,681