Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29079
Periana
Periana: living in Málaga
Periana offers 2905 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,367
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#277 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.1/10
Average. Housing about 1,093 €/m²; cost of living at 50% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~30 min; airport ~75 min; Renfe ~76 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,905 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°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 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 90.6% of padrón; international residents 9.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −46.3% over the series; mean age 45.1; foreign residents 9.4%; property prices +17.1% 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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.4 km).
Place location
Periana in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.1
<16
13.3%
16–64
65.2%
65+
21.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,761 (90.6%)
Foreign residents: 287 (9.4%)
- Romania: 87
- United Kingdom: 68
- Morocco: 50
- Germany: 15
- Cuba: 9
- Ukraine: 6
- Ecuador: 6
- Bulgaria: 4
English speakers ≈ 68
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,093
Flats €/m²
857 €
Houses €/m²
1328 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #21 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.93, -4.19)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.6 km
- 02Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10 km
- 03Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13 km
- 04Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.8 km
- 05Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.6 km
Day trip
- 06Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 27.4 km
- 07Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 33.8 km
- 08Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.6 km
- 09Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.7 km
- 10Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Periana
€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 Periana you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
160
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,556
Self-employed (approx.)
263
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,664,754
Expenses
€4,664,754
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rafael Torrubia Ortigosa (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 Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 67.5 km · 75 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 24.2 km · 30 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 61.2 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Burriana (Nerja) · 49.7 km · 49 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 59.5 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MÁLAGA MARÍA ZAMBRANO · 58.5 km · 76 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Periana · 5.3 km · 13 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
1,981
588 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
937
278 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
235
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
20
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2905 sunshine hours
Periana averages about 2905 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 86.6%
SETELECO reports 86.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Periana
Periana is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 3,069 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1093 €/m². Compare Periana with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29079 · CP 29079 · lat 36.93230872411634, lon -4.193557322796956 · 42 m · Income: €23,411