Freila is a municipality in the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Baza, in the northern part of the province, near the Negratín Reservoir on the Guadiana Menor river.
According to the 2005 census (INE), Freila had a population of 1,039 inhabitants. The municipality covers a largely rural area typical of the Granada highlands, with agriculture forming the basis of its local economy.
Among its notable features is the Church of the Annunciation (Iglesia de la Anunciación), and the surrounding landscape is marked by the badlands and cave dwellings characteristic of the Guadix-Baza basin. The Negratín Reservoir, one of the largest in Andalusia, lies close to the village and is a local landmark.