Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12038
Castellfort
Castellfort: living in Castelló
Castellfort offers 2689 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
178
Avg. summer temp
20.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#7556 / 8133
Overall score
5.1/10
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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 ~172 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,689 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°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 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −6.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +16.7% over the series; mean age 51.5; foreign residents 0.5%; 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Castellfort in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.5
<16
13.3%
16–64
53.2%
65+
33.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 182 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.5%)
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44126 (11.0km)
316 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.6 km
- 02La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.1 km
- 03Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.8 km
- 04El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16 km
- 05La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.4 km
Day trip
- 06Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.7 km
- 07Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.4 km
- 08Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 32.4 km
- 09El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.2 km
- 10Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castellfort
€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 Castellfort you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
67
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€524,929
Expenses
€524,929
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Manuel Segura Prades (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 164.1 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 173.8 km · 175 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 158.4 km · 165 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 105.7 km · 141 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 92.3 km · 183 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 57.5 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 61.4 km · 53 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
107
601 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
61
343 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2689 sunshine hours
Castellfort averages about 2689 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).
Fibre at 71.8%
SETELECO reports 71.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Castellfort
Castellfort is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,544 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2544 €/m². Compare Castellfort with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12038 · CP 12038 · lat 40.5061841887955, lon -0.1994417841623568 · 744 m · Income: €35,319