La Iruela, Jaén property and area FAQs

La Iruela is a town located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain. It sits on a peak of the Sierra de Cazorla and is home to the ruins of an 11th-century Moorish, and later Templar, fortress which towers over the road from Cazorla to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park.

La Iruela’s current IGN settlement record contains 4 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is La Iruela, at a recorded elevation of approximately 930 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Burunchel (534 residents in the cited settlement record), Arroyo Frío (232 residents in the cited settlement record), and El Palomar (41 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 linked structured municipality record gives an area of 124.0 square kilometres for La Iruela municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 954 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Dividing the INE population of 1,861 by the recorded municipal area of 124.0 km² gives approximately 15.0 residents per km² for La Iruela municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

The audited municipality record contains 58 additional named-place records for La Iruela municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 4 official population nuclei for La Iruela municipality. These are settlement records, not property listings.

The stated official-data scope is La Iruela municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.

The latest imported INE population for La Iruela municipality is 1,861, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for La Iruela municipality, recorded population changed by -6.4%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for La Iruela municipality is €10,836 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 45.8 years for La Iruela municipality, for period 2023.

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

The latest imported INE figure is 2.20 people per household for La Iruela municipality, for period 2023.

The population figure uses INE period 2023. The page shows the period beside the value so it is not mistaken for a live counter.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for La Iruela municipality records €633 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.

The current snapshot contains 59 recorded transactions for La Iruela municipality. The price sample may be smaller because not every transaction carries a publishable price measure.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Jaén province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €843 per m² in 2026Q2.

Colegio de Registradores reports €843 per square metre for Jaén in 2026Q2. The comparison retains its published province scope.

Dirección General del Catastro records 1,597 buildings for La Iruela municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 1,595 dwellings for La Iruela 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 1,961 for La Iruela municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 224 energy certificates for La Iruela municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1990–2009 band contains 520 recorded buildings for La Iruela municipality, representing 32.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 54 recorded buildings for La Iruela municipality, representing 3.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1970–1989 band contains 381 recorded buildings for La Iruela municipality, representing 24.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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