Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12043
Caudiel
Caudiel: living in Castelló
Caudiel offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
735
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5864 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~128 min; airport ~171 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.6% of padrón; international residents 4.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +29.7% over the series; mean age 49.9; foreign residents 4.4%; 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 ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 70.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Caudiel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.9
<16
9.3%
16–64
61.3%
65+
29.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 635 (95.6%)
Foreign residents: 29 (4.4%)
- Romania: 7
- Peru: 7
- Ukraine: 4
- Italy: 2
- France: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Venezuela: 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 12063 (8.4km)
316 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.6 km
- 02Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.4 km
- 03Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.5 km
- 04La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.2 km
- 05La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.5 km
Day trip
- 06Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.6 km
- 07La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.9 km
- 08Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.2 km
- 09Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.8 km
- 10Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Caudiel
€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 Caudiel you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.6%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
318
Self-employed (approx.)
54
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€779,539
Expenses
€710,969
Balance
€68,570
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Martinez Fernandez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 104.1 km · 171 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 32.6 km · 128 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 97.8 km · 164 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 97 km · 163 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 32.6 km · 128 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 14.7 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Viver · 10.2 km · 9 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
359
488 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
144
196 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
39
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2690 sunshine hours
Caudiel averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~70%
About 70% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 91.1%
SETELECO reports 91.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Caudiel
Caudiel is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,570 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2570 €/m². Compare Caudiel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12043 · CP 12043 · lat 39.987070471216896, lon -0.5721026082672789 · 770 m · Income: €27,814