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Trevélez, Granada property and area FAQs

Trevélez (pronounced [tɾeˈβeleθ]) is a village in the province of Granada, Spain. The river Trevélez flows through the village. It is located in the western part of the Alpujarras region. Two of the highest mountains in Spain, Mulhacén and Alcazaba, are just to the north of the village, a few hours' walk away. Located at a height of 1486 metres, Trevélez is sometimes claimed to be the highest village in Spain. However, it is not the highest municipality of Spain: that honour goes to Valdelinares, which is located in the Sierra de Gúdar range of the Sistema Ibérico, in the province of Teruel, Aragon.

Place and geography

What kind of place is Trevélez?

Trevélez (pronounced [tɾeˈβeleθ]) is a village in the province of Granada, Spain. The river Trevélez flows through the village. It is located in the western part of the Alpujarras region.

How is Trevélez organised into official settlements?

Trevélez’s current IGN settlement record contains 1 official population nucleus. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-17. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Trevélez, at a recorded elevation of approximately 1,545 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

What else is documented about Trevélez?

Two of the highest mountains in Spain, Mulhacén and Alcazaba, are just to the north of the village, a few hours' walk away. Located at a height of 1486 metres, Trevélez is sometimes claimed to be the highest village in Spain. However, it is not the highest municipality of Spain: that honour goes to Valdelinares, which is located in the Sierra de Gúdar range of the Sistema Ibérico, in the province of Teruel, Aragon.

What is the recorded municipal area for Trevélez?

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 91.0 square kilometres for Trevélez municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

What does the sourced record show about named places within Trevélez?

The audited municipality record contains 11 additional named-place records for Trevélez municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

What is the official INE code used for Trevélez?

The official municipality context used for Trevélez has INE code 18180. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.

What geographic scope do the facts for Trevélez use?

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

How does NLS avoid mixing Trevélez with similarly named places?

NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 18180 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 Trevélez?

The latest imported INE population for Trevélez municipality is 703, for period 2023.

How has the recorded population changed in Trevélez?

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Trevélez municipality, recorded population changed by -9.8%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

What net income per person is recorded for Trevélez?

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Trevélez municipality is €12,108 net income per person, for period 2023.

What is the recorded average age in Trevélez?

INE records an average age of 47.8 years for Trevélez municipality, for period 2023.

What does the first available population point show for Trevélez?

The displayed series for Trevélez municipality begins at 779 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.

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

INE records 24.8% of residents aged 65 or over for Trevélez municipality, in period 2023.

Which published period has the smallest population value for Trevélez?

Within the same displayed series for Trevélez municipality, the lowest population value is 703 residents in 2022.

Property market evidence

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

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Trevélez municipality records €524 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.

What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Trevélez market?

Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 16.0% for Andalucía in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.

What does the first available regional foreign-buyer share point show for Trevélez?

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.

When does the current regional foreign-buyer share series for Trevélez reach its maximum?

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

How has the regional house-price index changed for the wider Trevélez market?

At the latest displayed point, the INE house-price index for Andalucía changed by 11.9% year on year. The value describes the region, not an individual municipality or property.

What is the highest displayed registered sale-price benchmark point relevant to Trevélez?

Within the 8 displayed observations for Granada province, the highest registered sale-price benchmark value is €1,536 per m² in 2026Q2.

What registered sale-price benchmark is shown for Trevélez?

Colegio de Registradores reports €1,536 per square metre for Granada province in 2026Q2. This is province context, not a local substitute.

Housing stock and registrations

How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Trevélez?

Dirección General del Catastro records 726 buildings for Trevélez municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

How many dwellings are recorded for Trevélez?

The current Catastro building extract records 585 dwellings for Trevélez municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.

What is the average recorded build year in Trevélez?

Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,959 for Trevélez municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

How many energy certificates are recorded for Trevélez?

The current official administrative extract contains 75 energy certificates for Trevélez municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

How do recorded dwellings compare with cadastral buildings in Trevélez?

The Catastro extract records 585 dwellings across 726 buildings for Trevélez municipality, or approximately 0.81 dwellings per recorded building.

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

The 1990–2009 band contains 160 recorded buildings for Trevélez municipality, representing 22.2% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

Which building-age band is largest in Trevélez?

The largest recorded Catastro age band is Before 1950, with 291 buildings, or 40.4% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

Current property inventory

How many properties are currently listed in Trevélez on NLS?

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