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Aracena, Huelva property and area FAQs
Aracena is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, southwestern Spain. The town derived its name from the Sierra de Aracena, which is part of the Sierra Morena system. Aracena is the largest town in the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche. In 2006, Aracena was named a Tourist Municipality of Andalusia and became the first town in the province of Huelva to achieve this status.
Place and geography
What does the local overview record about Aracena?
Aracena is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, southwestern Spain. The town derived its name from the Sierra de Aracena, which is part of the Sierra Morena system.
How many settlement centres are recorded around Aracena?
For Aracena, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 7 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Aracena, at a recorded elevation of approximately 677 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Valdezufre (325 residents in the cited settlement record), La Umbría (224 residents in the cited settlement record), Jabuguillo (177 residents in the cited settlement record), Carboneras (106 residents in the cited settlement record), and Castañuelo (103 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What else is documented about Aracena?
Aracena is the largest town in the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche. In 2006, Aracena was named a Tourist Municipality of Andalusia and became the first town in the province of Huelva to achieve this status.
What is the recorded municipal area for Aracena?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 184.0 square kilometres for Aracena municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What does the sourced record show about named places within Aracena?
The audited municipality record contains 73 additional named-place records for Aracena municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.
Which province is Aracena in?
Aracena is in Huelva province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Aracena?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.8911, -6.5611. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
What is the official INE code used for Aracena?
The official municipality context used for Aracena has INE code 21007. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
How many official population nuclei are recorded for Aracena?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 7 official population nuclei for Aracena municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.
Does Aracena have a linked official website?
Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Aracena?
The latest imported INE population for Aracena municipality is 8,312, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Aracena?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Aracena municipality, recorded population changed by 5.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Aracena?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Aracena municipality is €12,222 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Aracena?
INE records an average age of 42.0 years for Aracena municipality, for period 2023.
What is the average household size in Aracena?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.40 people per household for Aracena municipality, for period 2023.
When is the minimum in the current population series for Aracena?
Within the same displayed series for Aracena municipality, the lowest population value is 7,871 residents in 2015.
What share of residents in Aracena is aged 65 or over?
INE records 17.3% of residents aged 65 or over for Aracena municipality, in period 2023.
How many published population observations are shown for Aracena?
The page uses 9 published observations for Aracena municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
What share of residents in Aracena is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 4.9% for Aracena municipality, in period 2023.
What is the highest displayed population point relevant to Aracena?
Within the 9 displayed observations for Aracena municipality, the highest population value is 8,312 residents in 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Aracena?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Aracena municipality records €968 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Aracena market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Andalucía in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for Aracena begin?
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.
Which published period has the largest regional foreign-buyer share value for Aracena?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Andalucía, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 16.0% in 2026Q2.
What is the recorded average completed sale price in Aracena?
The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €124,368 for Aracena municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.
What change separates the first and latest displayed regional house-price index values for Aracena?
From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Andalucía changed by 22.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
What period span does the displayed quarterly transaction count evidence cover for Aracena?
The page uses 12 published observations for Aracena municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.
How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Aracena?
The displayed Registradores series for Huelva changed by 8.1% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Aracena.
When was the completed-sale snapshot for Aracena fetched?
The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.
When does the current regional house-price index series for Aracena reach its maximum?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Andalucía, the highest regional house-price index value is 110.9 index points in 2026Q2.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Aracena?
Dirección General del Catastro records 4,381 buildings for Aracena municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Aracena?
The current Catastro building extract records 5,085 dwellings for Aracena municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Aracena?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,959 for Aracena municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Aracena?
The current official administrative extract contains 659 energy certificates for Aracena municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
Which building-age band is largest in Aracena?
The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 1,895 buildings, or 43.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in Aracena?
The 1990–2009 band contains 1,134 recorded buildings for Aracena municipality, representing 25.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in Aracena is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for Aracena municipality, 13.4% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Aracena?
The Catastro extract records 5,085 dwellings across 4,381 buildings for Aracena municipality, or approximately 1.16 dwellings per recorded building.
What share of cadastral buildings in Aracena is labelled 2010 onward?
The 2010 onward band contains 229 recorded buildings for Aracena municipality, representing 5.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Aracena on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Aracena. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.