Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29097
Villanueva del Trabuco
Villanueva del Trabuco: living in Málaga
Villanueva del Trabuco offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,521
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#70 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.4/10
Average. Housing about 1,029 €/m²; cost of living at 47% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,904 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.9% of padrón; international residents 5.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.3% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 5.1%; property prices +17.1% 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 12.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Villanueva del Trabuco in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
14.5%
16–64
66.2%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,027 (94.9%)
Foreign residents: 272 (5.1%)
- United Kingdom: 133
- Romania: 52
- Morocco: 21
- Colombia: 12
- Germany: 5
- Brazil: 5
- Pakistan: 5
- Argentina: 4
English speakers ≈ 133
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,029
Flats €/m²
1196 €
Houses €/m²
861 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #18 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.04, -4.32)
342 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.6 km
- 02Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 6.4 km
- 03Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 8.4 km
- 04Nacimiento de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.6 km
- 05Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.7 km
Day trip
- 06Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.2 km
- 08Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.5 km
- 09Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38 km
- 10Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva del Trabuco
€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 Villanueva del Trabuco you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
268
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,591
Self-employed (approx.)
439
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€6,629,642
Expenses
€6,629,642
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- TRAB
Jose Maria Garcia Campos (TRABUCOSI)
2023–2027 · Trabuco Solucion Independiente
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 63.8 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 41.5 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 46.3 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 61.1 km · 52 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 54.3 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 34.4 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villanueva Del Trabuco Plaza · 2.5 km · 6 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
3,212
582 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,086
197 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
344
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
28
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
80
25 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2904 sunshine hours
Villanueva del Trabuco averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 86.7%
SETELECO reports 86.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Villanueva del Trabuco.
About Villanueva del Trabuco
Villanueva del Trabuco is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 4,242 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1029 €/m². Compare Villanueva del Trabuco with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29097 · CP 29097 · lat 37.04018423024999, lon -4.319566151628514 · 102 m · Income: €25,794