Almería · Andalucía · CP 04071
Padules
Padules: living in Almería
Padules offers 2884 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
438
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6678 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~142 min; airport ~140 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,884 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.3% over the series; mean age 53.6; foreign residents 3.4%; property prices +9.5% 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 55.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Padules in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.6
<16
7.1%
16–64
56.8%
65+
36.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 396 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 14 (3.4%)
- Romania: 7
- Russia: 3
- Senegal: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 101% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04054 (11.3km)
339 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.2 km
- 02Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.2 km
- 03Peñón de Bernal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.7 km
- 04Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 16 km
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.1 km
Day trip
- 06Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.9 km
- 07Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.2 km
- 08Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.9 km
- 09Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.6 km
- 10Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Padules
€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 Padules you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
22
Affiliated workers (approx.)
176
Self-employed (approx.)
30
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Antonio Gutiérrez Romero (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 61.8 km · 140 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 71.3 km · 142 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 148.5 km · 215 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 60.9 km · 141 min
Nearest city
Almería · 71.3 km · 142 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÉRGAL · 30.5 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Padules · 5.4 km · 5 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
230
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
98
224 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
36
82 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
2884 sunshine hours
Padules averages about 2884 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~55%
About 55% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 89%
SETELECO reports 89% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Padules
Padules is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,722 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1122 €/m². Compare Padules with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04071 · CP 04071 · lat 36.964613790679195, lon -2.771022882885892 · 117 m · Income: €25,178