Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12004
Alcalà de Xivert
Alcalà de Xivert: living in Castelló
Alcalà de Xivert offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,349
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#226 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.6/10
Average. Housing about 1,022 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~125 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,641 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 72.4% of padrón; international residents 27.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.6% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 27.6%; property prices +8.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 38.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
Alcalà de Xivert in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
13.8%
16–64
62.2%
65+
24%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,836 (72.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,844 (27.6%)
- Morocco: 834
- Romania: 310
- United Kingdom: 216
- Bulgaria: 65
- France: 45
- Colombia: 40
- Germany: 34
- Ukraine: 34
English speakers ≈ 216
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12003 (20.1km)
311 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.9 km
- 02Irta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.3 km
- 03Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.3 km
- 04Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.6 km
- 05Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.6 km
Day trip
- 06Serra del Puig (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.7 km
- 07Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.8 km
- 08El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.9 km
- 09El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 34.3 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu de la SÚnia (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 34.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcalà de Xivert
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcalà de Xivert you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.7%
SEPE unemployed
213
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,259
Self-employed (approx.)
549
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€14,143,870
Expenses
€14,143,870
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Ramón Juan Mars (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 146.3 km · 125 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 81.6 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 143.2 km · 123 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 54.6 km · 47 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 81.6 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 2.5 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 12.8 km · 15 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
3,790
516 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,087
148 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
508
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Alcalà de Xivert averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.1%) makes Alcalà de Xivert a practical base for remote work.
About Alcalà de Xivert
Alcalà de Xivert is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,447 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2447 €/m². Compare Alcalà de Xivert with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12004 · CP 12004 · lat 40.29582897275108, lon 0.23125090370893375 · 647 m · Income: €28,899