Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29046
Cortes de la Frontera
Cortes de la Frontera: living in Málaga
Cortes de la Frontera offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,048
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#1430 / 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 · 1.6/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,435 €/m²; cost of living at 65% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~169 min; Renfe ~64 min; coach ~107 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,904 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 76% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.7% of padrón; international residents 4.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.6% over the series; mean age 46.0; foreign residents 4.3%; 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~550; Natura 2000 covers about 96.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cortes de la Frontera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46
<16
11.8%
16–64
66.7%
65+
21.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,969 (95.7%)
Foreign residents: 132 (4.3%)
- United Kingdom: 43
- Argentina: 11
- Germany: 10
- Morocco: 10
- Romania: 4
- France: 3
- Italy: 2
- Cuba: 2
English speakers ≈ 43
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,435
Flats €/m²
1516 €
Houses €/m²
1353 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #38 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.58, -5.43)
342 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
75.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.2 km
- 03Cañón de las Buitreras (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.5 km
- 04Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 16.8 km
- 05Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.2 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 29.6 km
- 07Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.1 km
- 08Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34 km
- 09Estuario del Río Guadiaro (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35 km
- 10Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cortes de la Frontera
€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 Cortes de la Frontera you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.7%
SEPE unemployed
258
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,425
Self-employed (approx.)
244
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,812,179
Expenses
€4,812,179
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Antonio Zurera Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Sevilla (SVQ) · 155.9 km · 169 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 53.1 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 119.3 km · 153 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 106.7 km · 137 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 163.1 km · 172 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GAUCÍN · 13.1 km · 64 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · San Pablo · 36.2 km · 107 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
1,464
480 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
574
188 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
217
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2904 sunshine hours
Cortes de la Frontera averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~96%
About 96% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 75.5%
SETELECO reports 75.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cortes de la Frontera
Cortes de la Frontera is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 3,185 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1435 €/m². Compare Cortes de la Frontera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29046 · CP 29046 · lat 36.576004549147946, lon -5.43109310542441 · 66 m · Income: €25,364