Almáchar, Málaga property and area FAQs

Almáchar is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 35 kilometres from Málaga capital. It is the capital of the moscatel raisin area. Natives of the area are called Almachareños. Its name comes from the Arabic word machar, which means meadow.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Almáchar. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Almáchar, at a recorded elevation of approximately 239 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

Almáchar is situated in the heart of the Axarquía at 200 metres above sea level, 35 kilometres from Málaga city and 14 from Vélez-Málaga. It is built on a small hill between the El Borge and Almáchar rivers, close to the Mountains of Málaga and surrounded by vineyards, olive and cereal groves.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 14.3 square kilometres for Almáchar municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 246 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Dividing the INE population of 1,909 by the recorded municipal area of 14.3 km² gives approximately 133.5 residents per km² for Almáchar municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Almáchar municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Almáchar is an official municipality in Málaga province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

The latest imported INE population for Almáchar municipality is 1,909, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Almáchar municipality, recorded population changed by 4.1%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Almáchar municipality is €8,985 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 44.8 years for Almáchar municipality, for period 2023.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Almáchar municipality is 1,833 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

The displayed series for Almáchar municipality begins at 1,834 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 11.7% for Almáchar municipality, in period 2023.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Almáchar municipality records €720 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Andalucía in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 14.3% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Andalucía, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 16.0% in 2026Q2.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Almáchar municipality changed by -20.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

INE reports a house-price index of 110.9 for Andalucía in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Andalucía changed by 11.9% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,485 buildings for Almáchar municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 1,087 dwellings for Almáchar municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,962 for Almáchar municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 134 energy certificates for Almáchar municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

Among the imported certificates for Almáchar municipality, 9.7% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The 1950–1969 band contains 242 recorded buildings for Almáchar municipality, representing 16.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The official administrative extract contains 36 active tourism-register entries for Almáchar municipality, with source update 2026-10-29. It is not an occupancy measure.

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Almáchar. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.