Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14048
Palenciana
Palenciana: living in Córdoba
Palenciana offers 2892 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,431
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2952 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.3/10
Average. Housing about 972 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~55 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~41 min; coach ~16 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,892 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 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 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.7% over the series; mean age 44.8; foreign residents 3.3%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Palenciana in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.8
<16
13.4%
16–64
64.8%
65+
21.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,429 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 49 (3.3%)
- United Kingdom: 13
- Morocco: 13
- Romania: 10
- Brazil: 7
- Ukraine: 4
- France: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 13
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29001 (7.2km)
340 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Embalse de Malpasillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 6.3 km
- 02Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 6.3 km
- 03Laguna Amarga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.3 km
- 04Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10.8 km
- 05Embalse de Cordobilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 12 km
Day trip
- 06Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 26.2 km
- 07Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.8 km
- 08Laguna del Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.3 km
- 09Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.7 km
- 10Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palenciana
€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 Palenciana you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
64
Affiliated workers (approx.)
658
Self-employed (approx.)
111
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,783,064
Expenses
€1,783,064
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Gonzálo Ariza Linares (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 101.9 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 69.9 km · 55 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 44.9 km · 50 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 79.8 km · 70 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 104.3 km · 136 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANTEQUERA AV · 30 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Tejar · 5.7 km · 16 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
743
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
243
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
71
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2892 sunshine hours
Palenciana averages about 2892 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Palenciana a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Palenciana
Palenciana is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,657 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3357 €/m². Compare Palenciana with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14048 · CP 14048 · lat 37.249011086391796, lon -4.591499696307084 · 957 m · Income: €26,705