Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12014
Ares del Maestrat
Ares del Maestrat: living in Castelló
Ares del Maestrat offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
181
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#7077 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~175 min; airport ~173 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 65% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +16.7% over the series; mean age 54.5; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Ares del Maestrat in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.5
<16
4.6%
16–64
54.3%
65+
41%
International community
Spanish nationals: 181 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 5 (2.7%)
- Romania: 4
- Colombia: 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 12003 (13.4km)
311 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
65.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.9 km
- 02El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.2 km
- 03Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.6 km
- 04Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15.4 km
- 05Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 18.1 km
Day trip
- 06Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.3 km
- 07El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.6 km
- 08Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29 km
- 09Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.9 km
- 10Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 37.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ares del Maestrat
€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 Ares del Maestrat you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
70
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€296,217
Expenses
€291,133
Balance
€5,084
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Luis Marques Cerero (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) · 149.3 km · 173 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 159 km · 175 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 143.6 km · 166 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 90.9 km · 142 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 104.4 km · 199 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 44 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 48.3 km · 41 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
119
657 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
89
492 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
13
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Ares del Maestrat averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ares del Maestrat
Ares del Maestrat is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,478 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2478 €/m². Compare Ares del Maestrat with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12014 · CP 12014 · lat 40.44484761543976, lon -0.10968148883992151 · 678 m · Income: €31,659