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Jaén

Provincial capital

Jaén is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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The city of Jaén is the administrative and industrial centre for the province. Industrial establishments in the city include chemical works, tanneries, distilleries, cookie factories, textile factories, as well as agricultural and olive oil processing machinery industry.

The layout of Jaén is determined by its position on the foothills of the Cerro de Santa Catalina, with steep, narrow streets, in the historic core.

Its population is 112,757 (2020), about one-sixth of the population of the province. Jaén had an increase in cultural tourism in the mid-2010s, having received 604,523 tourists in 2015, 10% more than in 2014.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Jaén
Province
Jaén
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
112,235
Altitude
576 m
Mayor
Julio Millán Muñoz (Partido Socialista Obrero Español)
Area (IGN)
424 km²
Postcode
23001–23009
Demonym
jaenero / jienense
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Jaén at a glance

Distance to a city
Jaén is the provincial capital
Population
112,235 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 172 stops in the village
Train: Jaén, 2 km away
Airport: Granada, 64 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: €490/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,469/m² (appraised value in the municipality)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
47 health centres
55 pharmacies
Education
22 nursery schools
42 primary schools
10 secondary schools
Sports facilities
208 in the village
10 pools
Connectivity
Fibre in 98% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Connectivity

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

No data on: 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

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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 Jaén, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Jaén · 5,247 leases€490/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Jaén€470/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Jaén€1,469/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Jaén€36,801/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 31 petrol stations within 10 km€1.766/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 31 petrol stations within 10 km€1.886/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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