Loja, Granada property and area FAQs

Loja , formerly Loxa, is a town in southern Spain, situated at the western limit of the province of Granada. It is in the valley of the River Genil, overlooked by the so-called Sierra de Loja, of which the highest peak, Sierra Gorda, stands 1,671 metres above sea-level.

For Loja, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 16 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-17. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Loja, at a recorded elevation of approximately 486 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Barrio San Antonio (1,263 residents in the cited settlement record), Ventorros de San José (675 residents in the cited settlement record), El Bujeo (514 residents in the cited settlement record), El Frontil (402 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Fábrica (387 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 447.5 square kilometres for Loja municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 448 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.1667, -4.1500. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

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

The official municipality context used for Loja has INE code 18122. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

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

Dividing the INE population of 20,635 by the recorded municipal area of 447.5 km² gives approximately 46.1 residents per km² for Loja municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.

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 Loja municipality is 20,635, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Loja municipality, recorded population changed by 0.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Loja municipality is €10,731 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 42.7 years for Loja 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 simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for Loja municipality is 20,337 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

Within the same displayed series for Loja municipality, the lowest population value is 20,164 residents in 2018.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Loja municipality, the highest population value is 20,635 residents in 2023.

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

The displayed series for Loja municipality begins at 20,508 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Loja municipality records €591 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 price-informed transactions in the Notariado snapshot have an average recorded surface of 127 m² for Loja municipality.

The displayed series for Andalucía begins at 90.6 index points in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Within the same displayed series for Granada province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,317 per m² in 2024Q3.

The simple arithmetic mean across the 8 displayed registered sale-price benchmark observations for Granada province is €1,423 per m². It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.

INE reports a house-price index of 110.9 for Andalucía in 2026Q2. An index is not a euro price per square metre.

The displayed series for Granada province begins at €1,317 per m² in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

Dirección General del Catastro records 7,920 buildings for Loja municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 10,618 dwellings for Loja 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 1,975 for Loja municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 1,320 energy certificates for Loja municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Catastro extract records 10,618 dwellings across 7,920 buildings for Loja municipality, or approximately 1.34 dwellings per recorded building.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1950–1969, with 2,357 buildings, or 29.8% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The Before 1950 band contains 654 recorded buildings for Loja municipality, representing 8.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 444 recorded buildings for Loja municipality, representing 5.6% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 2,357 recorded buildings for Loja municipality, representing 29.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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