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Monachil

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Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 7,826 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, Güéjar Sierra, Dílar, La Zubia and Cájar.

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Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, the 2015 Winter Universiade, and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.

The name Monachil comes from the Arabic منستير (monastir), a word of Greek origin meaning "monastery".

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Village information

Coat of arms of Monachil
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
8,664
Altitude
811 m
Area (IGN)
89.9 km²
Postcode
18193
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Where to sleep in Monachil

89 registered places to stay

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Monachil at a glance

Distance to a city
Granada, 7 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (233,975 inhab.)
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
8,664 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 66 stops in the village
Train: Palacio Deportes, 5 km away
Airport: Granada, 22 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: €439/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,673/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
4 health centres
4 pharmacies
Education
5 nursery schools
2 primary schools
1 secondary school
Sports facilities
27 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 94% 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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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.

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes94 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, street market, care home.

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 Monachil. 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 Monachil, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Monachil · 564 leases€439/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Monachil€490/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Granada€1,673/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Monachil€33,632/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 48 petrol stations within 10 km€1.779/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 48 petrol stations within 10 km€1.872/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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