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Cartaya, Huelva property and area FAQs

Cartaya is a Spanish locality and municipality in the Province of Huelva, (autonomous community of Andalusia). Its surface area is 226.4 km2 and has a density of 81.34 people per km2. The present town of Cartaya was founded in the 15th century by the Marquis of Gibraleón, Don Pedro de Zúñiga. Its name comes from the Phoenician word "Carteia", meaning city, which implies that the site had been settled much earlier. Traces have been found dating from the late Roman Empire and there is evidence of farmsteads from the early medieval period.

Place and geography

What is Cartaya like?

Cartaya is a Spanish locality and municipality in the Province of Huelva, (autonomous community of Andalusia). Its surface area is 226.4 km2 and has a density of 81.34 people per km2.

What does the official settlement record show for Cartaya?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 9 official population nuclei for Cartaya. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Cartaya, at a recorded elevation of approximately 21 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include El Rompido (1,646 residents in the cited settlement record), Nuevo Portil (1,494 residents in the cited settlement record), Urverosa (237 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Galera (83 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 additional local context is recorded for Cartaya?

The present town of Cartaya was founded in the 15th century by the Marquis of Gibraleón, Don Pedro de Zúñiga. Its name comes from the Phoenician word "Carteia", meaning city, which implies that the site had been settled much earlier. Traces have been found dating from the late Roman Empire and there is evidence of farmsteads from the early medieval period.

What is the recorded municipal area for Cartaya?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 2,264.0 square kilometres for Cartaya municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

How does NLS avoid mixing Cartaya with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 21021 and keeps the province label Huelva. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

How many other named localities are recorded for Cartaya?

The audited municipality record contains 71 additional named-place records for Cartaya municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

How many official population nuclei are recorded for Cartaya?

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 9 official population nuclei for Cartaya municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

What geographic level does the Cartaya page cover?

Cartaya is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.

Does Cartaya 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.

What reference coordinate is recorded for Cartaya?

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.2832, -7.1549. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Cartaya?

The latest imported INE population for Cartaya municipality is 21,151, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Cartaya?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Cartaya municipality, recorded population changed by 11.2%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Cartaya?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Cartaya municipality is €11,294 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Cartaya?

INE records an average age of 39.5 years for Cartaya municipality, for period 2023.

When is the minimum in the current population series for Cartaya?

Within the same displayed series for Cartaya municipality, the lowest population value is 19,003 residents in 2016.

What period span does the displayed population evidence cover for Cartaya?

The page uses 9 published observations for Cartaya municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

What is the earliest displayed Cartaya population observation?

The displayed series for Cartaya municipality begins at 19,029 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

What is the average household size in Cartaya?

The latest imported INE figure is 2.70 people per household for Cartaya municipality, for period 2023.

What share of residents in Cartaya is aged 65 or over?

INE records 13.2% of residents aged 65 or over for Cartaya municipality, in period 2023.

Across the shown periods, what does the population series average for Cartaya?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Cartaya municipality is 19,973 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Property market evidence

What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Cartaya?

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Cartaya municipality records €1,457 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Cartaya market?

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

What is the earliest displayed Cartaya regional foreign-buyer share observation?

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 Cartaya?

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

What average registered sale price is shown for Cartaya?

The latest Registradores average is €140,975 in 2026Q2 for Huelva. It remains labelled as province evidence.

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Cartaya market?

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.

Across the shown periods, what does the registered sale-price benchmark series average for Cartaya?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Huelva province is €1,413 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

What is the recorded average completed sale price in Cartaya?

The current Notariado snapshot records an average completed sale price of €161,148 for Cartaya municipality. An aggregate average is not a valuation of an individual home.

How large is the price-informed Notariado sample for Cartaya?

The published price measures use 316 price-informed sales from 340 total recorded transactions for Cartaya municipality.

Across the shown periods, what does the regional foreign-buyer share series average for Cartaya?

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed regional foreign-buyer share observations for Andalucía is 13.9%. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Cartaya?

Dirección General del Catastro records 5,785 buildings for Cartaya municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Cartaya?

The current Catastro building extract records 13,560 dwellings for Cartaya municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Cartaya?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,978 for Cartaya municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Cartaya?

The current official administrative extract contains 2,372 energy certificates for Cartaya municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

What share of recorded energy certificates in Cartaya is rated A to C?

Among the imported certificates for Cartaya municipality, 11.7% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Cartaya?

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,393 recorded buildings for Cartaya municipality, representing 24.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

What does Catastro imply about dwellings per recorded building in Cartaya?

The Catastro extract records 13,560 dwellings across 5,785 buildings for Cartaya municipality, or approximately 2.34 dwellings per recorded building.

Which building-age band is largest in Cartaya?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 2,341 buildings, or 40.6% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Cartaya building stock falls in the 1950–1969 band?

The 1950–1969 band contains 774 recorded buildings for Cartaya municipality, representing 13.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Cartaya on NLS?

The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Cartaya. 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.