Palos de la Frontera, Huelva property and area FAQs

Palos de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some 13 km (8 mi) from the provincial capital, Huelva. It is most famous for being the place from which Columbus set sail in 1492, eventually reaching the Americas.

For Palos de la Frontera, the IGN Nomenclátor currently lists 4 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Palos de la Frontera, at a recorded elevation of approximately 22 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Zona de los Príncipes (4,165 residents in the cited settlement record), Mazagón (1,043 residents in the cited settlement record), and La Rábida (479 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 49.3 square kilometres for Palos de la Frontera municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 23 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Dividing the INE population of 11,813 by the recorded municipal area of 49.3 km² gives approximately 239.6 residents per km² for Palos de la Frontera 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 linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.2278, -6.8932. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 21055 and keeps the province label Huelva. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.

The audited municipality record contains 24 additional named-place records for Palos de la Frontera municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

Palos de la Frontera is in Huelva province. Province-level figures are explicitly labelled when a municipality-level series is unavailable.

The latest imported INE population for Palos de la Frontera municipality is 11,813, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Palos de la Frontera municipality, recorded population changed by 12.0%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Palos de la Frontera municipality is €12,803 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 38.8 years for Palos de la Frontera municipality, for period 2023.

The page uses 9 published observations for Palos de la Frontera municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.

Within the 9 displayed observations for Palos de la Frontera municipality, the highest population value is 11,813 residents in 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 imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 18.4% for Palos de la Frontera municipality, in period 2023.

The latest imported INE figure is 2.90 people per household for Palos de la Frontera municipality, for period 2023.

From 2015 to 2023, the displayed population value for Palos de la Frontera municipality changed by 12.0%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Palos de la Frontera municipality records €1,056 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 page uses 8 published observations for Huelva province, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.

Within the 8 displayed observations for Huelva province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,508 per m² in 2026Q2.

The page uses 12 published observations for Palos de la Frontera municipality, running from 2023Q3 to 2026Q2.

Within the same displayed series for Palos de la Frontera municipality, the lowest quarterly transaction count value is 14 transactions in 2024Q4.

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.

Within the same displayed series for Huelva province, the lowest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,332 per m² in 2024Q3.

Dirección General del Catastro records 3,299 buildings for Palos de la Frontera municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 4,757 dwellings for Palos de la Frontera 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 1,982 for Palos de la Frontera municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 572 energy certificates for Palos de la Frontera municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Before 1950 band contains 188 recorded buildings for Palos de la Frontera municipality, representing 5.7% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 294 recorded buildings for Palos de la Frontera municipality, representing 8.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Among the imported certificates for Palos de la Frontera municipality, 25.0% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.

The Catastro extract records 4,757 dwellings across 3,299 buildings for Palos de la Frontera municipality, or approximately 1.44 dwellings per recorded building.

The 1970–1989 band contains 1,047 recorded buildings for Palos de la Frontera municipality, representing 31.9% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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