Zahara, Cádiz property and area FAQs

Zahara de la Sierra is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the hills of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is perched on a mountain, overlooking a valley and a man-made lake formed by the dam that must be driven over to access the town. It is considered to be one of the pueblos blancos or "white towns" because the overwhelming majority of the buildings are white.

The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Zahara. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Zahara, at a recorded elevation of approximately 507 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.

The town was originally a Moorish outpost, overlooking the valley. Due to its position between Ronda and Seville, it was a perfect site for a castle to be built to serve as a fortress in case of attack. The remains of the Moorish castle still exist. It was ruled by Arabs until 1407. It was recaptured by the Emirate of Granada in 1481. This capture gave a pretext to Castile's war against Granada. It was finally captured by Castilian troops under command of Rodrigo Ponce de León, Duke of Cádiz in 1483.

The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 72.0 square kilometres for Zahara municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.

The audited municipality record contains 17 additional named-place records for Zahara municipality. This count describes geographic records, not neighbourhood boundaries or properties for sale.

The sourced municipality record gives a reference elevation of approximately 500 metres. Elevation can vary within the municipality and is not a property-specific measurement.

Zahara is an official municipality in Cádiz province, Spain. Its exact municipality identity is used for the official evidence on this page.

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 Zahara municipality is 1,311, for period 2023.

Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Zahara municipality, recorded population changed by 5.6%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.

The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Zahara municipality is €11,854 net income per person, for period 2023.

INE records an average age of 46.7 years for Zahara municipality, for period 2023.

Within the same displayed series for Zahara municipality, the lowest population value is 1,242 residents in 2015.

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

Within the 9 displayed observations for Zahara municipality, the highest population value is 1,394 residents in 2016.

The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Zahara municipality records €1,539 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.

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.

Across the latest four displayed MITMA quarters, resale housing represents 100.0% of transactions for Zahara municipality.

From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed regional house-price index value for Andalucía changed by 22.4%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.

Dirección General del Catastro records 870 buildings for Zahara municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.

The current Catastro building extract records 779 dwellings for Zahara 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 1,976 for Zahara municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.

The current official administrative extract contains 134 energy certificates for Zahara municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.

The Catastro extract records 779 dwellings across 870 buildings for Zahara municipality, or approximately 0.90 dwellings per recorded building.

The largest recorded Catastro age band is 1990–2009, with 377 buildings, or 43.3% of buildings that enter the displayed age distribution.

The 2010 onward band contains 29 recorded buildings for Zahara municipality, representing 3.3% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.

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