Almería · Andalucía · CP 04050
Gérgal
Gérgal: living in Almería
Gérgal offers 2907 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,211
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2569 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~103 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~82 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,907 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 82.2% of padrón; international residents 17.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.5% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 17.8%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 16.3% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Gérgal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
15%
16–64
64.9%
65+
20.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 847 (82.2%)
Foreign residents: 183 (17.8%)
- Morocco: 99
- Romania: 60
- United Kingdom: 8
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- Russia: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Brazil: 1
English speakers ≈ 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 107% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04005 (11.6km)
342 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
67.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 4.4 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.6 km
- 03Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.5 km
- 04Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.9 km
- 05Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.5 km
Day trip
- 06Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.9 km
- 07Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41 km
- 08Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 43.7 km
- 09Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.1 km
- 10Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gérgal
€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 Gérgal you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
60
Affiliated workers (approx.)
557
Self-employed (approx.)
94
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Antonia Contretras Ortega (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) · 58.4 km · 103 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 67.9 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 141.8 km · 150 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 63.2 km · 107 min
Nearest city
Almería · 67.9 km · 105 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÉRGAL · 17.2 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Minihollywood Oasys · 29.7 km · 82 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
596
492 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
189
156 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
77
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2907 sunshine hours
Gérgal averages about 2907 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~16%
About 16% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Gérgal
Gérgal is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,659 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1059 €/m². Compare Gérgal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04050 · CP 04050 · lat 37.1498973815294, lon -2.556771312025876 · 54 m · Income: €23,646