Frailes, Spain

Frailes
Frailes, Spain
Location in the Province of Jaén
Frailes, Spain
Frailes, Spain (Andalusia)
Frailes, Spain
Frailes, Spain (Spain)
Coordinates: 37°29′11″N 3°50′14″W / 37.48639°N 3.83722°W / 37.48639; -3.83722
Country Spain
Autonomous
community
Andalusia
Province Jaén
ComarcaSierra Sur
FoundedPre-Roman
Government
 • AlcaldeEncarnación Bienvenida Castro Cano (PP)
Area
 • Total
41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
1,565
 • Density40.63/km2 (105.2/sq mi)
DemonymFrailero
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23690
Dialing code(+34) 953 59 3x xx

Frailes is a municipality in the Spanish province of Jaén, autonomous community of Andalucia, with a total area of 41.37 km2, a population of 1551 inhabitants in 2024 (INE figures) and a population density of 43.41 inhab/ km2. It was immortalised by the British writer, Michael Jacobs, in his 2003 book, The Factory of Light.