Granada · Andalucía · CP 18077
Fornes
Fornes: living in Granada
Fornes offers 2913 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
526
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1577 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~88 min; Renfe ~86 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,913 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.7% of padrón; international residents 8.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −47.5% over the series; mean age 49.4; foreign residents 8.3%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,200; Natura 2000 covers about 36.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Fornes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.4
<16
6.9%
16–64
68.4%
65+
24.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 509 (91.7%)
Foreign residents: 46 (8.3%)
- United Kingdom: 13
- Germany: 6
- Romania: 5
- Morocco: 5
- Bolivia: 5
- Ecuador: 4
- Peru: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
English speakers ≈ 13
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18106 (6.4km)
343 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
82.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.7 km
- 03Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.7 km
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.8 km
- 05Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.1 km
- 07Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 36.9 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.1 km
- 09Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44 km
- 10Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fornes
€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 Fornes you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
21
Affiliated workers (approx.)
256
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ana Belén Fernández Navas (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
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 Granada (GRX) · 37 km · 88 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 49.9 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 49.6 km · 86 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 136.4 km · 143 min
Nearest city
Granada · 49.9 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 49.6 km · 86 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Fornes · 1.7 km · 14 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
58
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
24
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
9
17 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
52 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2913 sunshine hours
Fornes averages about 2913 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~37%
About 37% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 82.6%
SETELECO reports 82.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Fornes
Fornes is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,413 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2213 €/m². Compare Fornes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18077 · CP 18077 · lat 36.9523890658007, lon -3.846894907094614 · 513 m · Income: €25,644