Sierra Nevada, Granada property and area FAQs

Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, Güéjar Sierra, Dílar, La Zubia and Cájar.

For Monachil, 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 Monachil, at a recorded elevation of approximately 801 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Barrio de la Vega (6,749 residents in the cited settlement record) and Sierra Nevada (316 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.

Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, the 2015 Winter Universiade, and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 90.1 square kilometres for Monachil municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 792 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

The official municipality context used for Sierra Nevada has INE code 18134. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 37.1322, -3.5397. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.

The latest imported INE population for Monachil municipality is 8,566, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Monachil municipality, recorded population changed by 11.9%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Monachil municipality is €13,589 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 41.5 years for Monachil 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 displayed series for Monachil municipality begins at 7,657 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 Monachil municipality records €1,496 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.

From 2023Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed quarterly transaction count value for Monachil municipality changed by 43.8%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

The imported Notariado snapshot states a fetch timestamp of 2026-08-03 21:39:29. It is a current snapshot, not a historical quarterly series.

Dirección General del Catastro records 2,787 buildings for Monachil municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 8,326 dwellings for Monachil 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 Monachil municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 2,356 energy certificates for Monachil municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The 1990–2009 band contains 1,251 recorded buildings for Monachil municipality, representing 45.1% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The 1950–1969 band contains 512 recorded buildings for Monachil municipality, representing 18.4% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

The current eligible public inventory contains 1 listing for Sierra Nevada. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.

The current public inventory is: 1 penthouse. Only types with at least one eligible live listing receive an indexable area/type page.

Published asking prices in the current NLS inventory run from €950,000 to €950,000. These are live asking prices, not completed-sale values.

No. The Sierra Nevada count includes only active listings that are eligible for the public NLS catalogue at the time the page is generated. Draft, withdrawn, private and feed-private records do not create a public area or property-type page.

NLS currently shows 1 eligible public penthouse for Sierra Nevada, equal to 100.0% of the 1-listing area inventory.