Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12026
Benassal
Benassal: living in Castelló
Benassal offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,048
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5433 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~141 min; airport ~139 min; Renfe ~91 min; coach ~90 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.9% of padrón; international residents 11.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −2.3% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 11.1%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 60.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Benassal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
10.7%
16–64
59.7%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 949 (88.9%)
Foreign residents: 119 (11.1%)
- Romania: 64
- Morocco: 38
- Ukraine: 4
- Cuba: 3
- China: 3
- Portugal: 1
- Senegal: 1
- Chile: 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 (15.7km)
311 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.6 km
- 02La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.5 km
- 03Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.9 km
- 04Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.3 km
- 05Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.7 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.4 km
- 07La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.9 km
- 08Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.5 km
- 09Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 33.7 km
- 10El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benassal
€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 Benassal you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
42
Affiliated workers (approx.)
444
Self-employed (approx.)
75
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,171,510
Expenses
€1,171,510
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Elia Garcia Colom (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) · 145.5 km · 139 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 155.3 km · 141 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 139.8 km · 132 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 87.1 km · 108 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 92 km · 164 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 49.8 km · 91 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 69.4 km · 90 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
588
561 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
316
302 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
91
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Benassal averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~60%
About 60% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benassal
Benassal is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,511 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2511 €/m². Compare Benassal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12026 · CP 12026 · lat 40.38649466547148, lon -0.16773682359810282 · 711 m · Income: €30,560