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View of La CarolinaLuis Rogelio HM · CC BY-SA 2.0

La Carolina

Mountain village

La Carolina is a city and municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2024 census, the municipality has a population of 14,681 inhabitants.

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Village information

Coat of arms of La Carolina
Province
Jaén
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
14,677
Altitude
598,452 m
Area (IGN)
199 km²
Postcode
23200
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Where to sleep in La Carolina

9 registered places to stay

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La Carolina at a glance

Distance to a city
Linares, 20 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (55,633 inhab.)
Jaén, the provincial capital, 59 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
14,677 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 3 stops in the village
Train: Vilches, 11 km away
Airport: Granada, 122 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Andalucía)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €343/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €913/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
2 health centres
5 pharmacies
Education
2 nursery schools
3 primary schools
3 secondary schools
Sports facilities
13 in the village
2 pools
Connectivity
Fibre in 98% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes98 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, ATMs, motorhomes, street market.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

Right now nobody has listed a home or land in La Carolina. Rental and purchase prices for the area are under “Cost of living”.

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in La Carolina, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for La Carolina · 281 leases€343/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for La Carolina€300/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Jaén€913/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for La Carolina€27,427/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 11 petrol stations within 10 km€1.831/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 11 petrol stations within 10 km€1.967/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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