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Galera, Granada property and area FAQs

Galera is a municipality in the comarca of Huéscar, province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated in a sparsely populated area roughly 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the provincial capital, Granada. The district has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and the municipality has two important archaeological sites. It is also notable for the number of cave houses.

Place and geography

What is Galera like?

Galera is a municipality in the comarca of Huéscar, province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is situated in a sparsely populated area roughly 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the provincial capital, Granada.

How many settlement centres are recorded around Galera?

For Galera, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 3 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-17. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Galera, at a recorded elevation of approximately 833 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include La Alquería (93 residents in the cited settlement record) and Cortijos del Cura (37 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 Galera?

The district has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and the municipality has two important archaeological sites. It is also notable for the number of cave houses.

What is the recorded municipal area for Galera?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 117.0 square kilometres for Galera municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

Where is Galera?

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

Which province is Galera in?

Galera is shown within Granada province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

Is Galera an official municipality or a property-search area?

Galera 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.

How does NLS avoid mixing Galera with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 18082 and keeps the province label Granada. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

People and households

What is the latest official population shown for Galera?

The latest imported INE population for Galera municipality is 1,107, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Galera?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Galera municipality, recorded population changed by -2.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Galera?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Galera municipality is €11,116 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Galera?

INE records an average age of 51.9 years for Galera municipality, for period 2023.

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

The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Galera municipality is 1,100 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

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

INE records 32.7% of residents aged 65 or over for Galera municipality, in period 2023.

What does the first available population point show for Galera?

The displayed series for Galera municipality begins at 1,139 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Galera municipality records €482 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Galera 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 Galera 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 Galera?

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

What average property surface is reported for completed sales in Galera?

The price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 127 m² for Galera municipality.

How extensive is the current regional house-price index series used for Galera?

The page uses 8 published observations for Andalucía, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

How different is the latest quarterly transaction count point from the first one shown for Galera?

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Galera municipality changed by 25.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Galera?

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,758 buildings for Galera municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Galera?

The current Catastro building extract records 1,348 dwellings for Galera municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Galera?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,960 for Galera municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Galera?

The current official administrative extract contains 69 energy certificates for Galera municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

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

Among the imported certificates for Galera municipality, 20.3% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

What share of cadastral buildings in Galera is labelled 1990–2009?

The 1990–2009 band contains 507 recorded buildings for Galera municipality, representing 29.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

How much of the recorded Galera building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?

The 2010 onward band contains 67 recorded buildings for Galera municipality, representing 3.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Galera on NLS?

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