Canjáyar, Almería property and area FAQs

Canjáyar is an agricultural town in Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated along the river Andarax in the Alpujarra region of Almería 47 kilometers from the provincial capital, Almería. The mild climate in Canjáyar makes it a year-round tourist destination. Canjáyar is found at the foot of Sierra Nevada, looking over into the Sierra de Gádor. Surrounded by orchards, which are themselves served by a system of hundred year old aqueducts.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 2 official population nuclei for Canjáyar. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-16. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Canjáyar, at a recorded elevation of approximately 615 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Barriada de Alcora (21 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.

The town has held a yearly Holy Cross festival on April 19 since 1601.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 67.0 square kilometres for Canjáyar municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 04030 and keeps the province label Almería. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The official municipality context used for Canjáyar has INE code 04030. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 2 official population nuclei for Canjáyar municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

Yes. The structured municipality record includes an official website field. NLS treats that as identity context and not as property-market evidence.

The latest imported INE population for Canjáyar municipality is 1,130, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Canjáyar municipality, recorded population changed by -10.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Canjáyar municipality is €11,692 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 52.4 years for Canjáyar municipality, for period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Canjáyar municipality, the lowest population value is 1,130 residents in 2022.

INE records 33.1% of residents aged 65 or over for Canjáyar municipality, in period 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Canjáyar municipality, the highest population value is 1,266 residents in 2015.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Canjáyar municipality records €379 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.

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.

The page displays 12 quarterly MITMA observations for Canjáyar municipality, up to the latest published period in the chart.

Within the same displayed series for Andalucía, the lowest regional house-price index value is 90.6 index points in 2024Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,417 buildings for Canjáyar municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 915 dwellings for Canjáyar 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 1,949 for Canjáyar municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 133 energy certificates for Canjáyar municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Before 1950 band contains 636 recorded buildings for Canjáyar municipality, representing 45.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 144 recorded buildings for Canjáyar municipality, representing 10.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 310 recorded buildings for Canjáyar municipality, representing 22.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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