Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12013
Arañuel
Arañuel: living in Castelló
Arañuel offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
148
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6644 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,690 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −6.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +37.5% over the series; mean age 53.9; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 35.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Arañuel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.9
<16
4.3%
16–64
58.6%
65+
37%
International community
Spanish nationals: 141 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 9 (6.0%)
- Romania: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Germany: 1
- France: 1
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12063 (10.7km)
316 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
72.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.7 km
- 02Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.8 km
- 03Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18 km
- 04Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.9 km
- 05La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 23.9 km
Day trip
- 06Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.3 km
- 08Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 09La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.1 km
- 10Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arañuel
€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 Arañuel you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.6%
SEPE unemployed
11
Affiliated workers (approx.)
61
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€780,800
Expenses
€780,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria del Roser Gimeno Amoros (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 105.4 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 23.2 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 99.1 km · 117 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 68.5 km · 103 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 23.2 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 26.2 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Barracas · 26 km · 22 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
90
608 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
23
155 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
11
74 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2690 sunshine hours
Arañuel averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~35%
About 35% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Arañuel
Arañuel is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,477 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2477 €/m². Compare Arañuel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12013 · CP 12013 · lat 40.08331494433108, lon -0.488504030283986 · 677 m · Income: €22,683