Granada · Andalucía · CP 18040
Cáñar
Cáñar: living in Granada
Cáñar offers 3040 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
424
Avg. summer temp
19.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#825 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~125 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~120 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.5/10
Better than other places. About 3,040 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.1°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 86% 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 74.6% of padrón; international residents 25.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +9.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.6% over the series; mean age 47.1; foreign residents 25.4%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,816; Natura 2000 covers about 99.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cáñar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.1
<16
15%
16–64
64.8%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 261 (74.6%)
Foreign residents: 89 (25.4%)
- United Kingdom: 29
- Germany: 12
- Romania: 7
- Italy: 6
- France: 4
- Chile: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Venezuela: 2
English speakers ≈ 29
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 55% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.96, -3.43)
358 approx. sunny days · 20 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 0 km
- 02Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.1 km
Day trip
- 03Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.3 km
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 27.8 km
- 05Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 06Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cáñar
€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 Cáñar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.8%
SEPE unemployed
38
Affiliated workers (approx.)
192
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€501,440
Expenses
€501,440
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Álvarez Guerrero (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) · 85.7 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 76.7 km · 125 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 76.4 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 134.3 km · 156 min
Nearest city
Granada · 76.7 km · 125 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 76.4 km · 120 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Soportujar · 11 km · 40 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
178
420 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
82
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
25
59 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
3040 sunshine hours
Cáñar averages about 3040 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 86.3%
SETELECO reports 86.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cáñar
Cáñar is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,313 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2113 €/m². Compare Cáñar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18040 · CP 18040 · lat 36.9601174698546, lon -3.42532442291384 · 413 m · Income: €24,529