Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12901
les Alqueries
les Alqueries: living in Castelló
les Alqueries offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
4,605
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1222 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~10 min; coach ~16 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,666 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.6% of padrón; international residents 7.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.4% over the series; mean age 43.4; foreign residents 7.4%; 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 · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
les Alqueries in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.4
<16
16.5%
16–64
63.5%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,118 (92.6%)
Foreign residents: 331 (7.4%)
- Romania: 151
- Morocco: 70
- Portugal: 12
- France: 10
- Ukraine: 10
- Bulgaria: 8
- Venezuela: 8
- Germany: 7
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12002 (18.7km)
314 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Marjal de Nules-Burriana (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.7 km
- 02Clot de la Mare de Déu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.6 km
- 03L´Estany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.5 km
- 04Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.5 km
- 05Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.6 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.9 km
- 07Marjal dels Moros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.2 km
- 08Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.4 km
- 09La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.1 km
- 10La Costera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · les Alqueries
€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 les Alqueries you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
147
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,083
Self-employed (approx.)
351
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,553,516
Expenses
€4,553,516
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Gil Monsonis (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 63.8 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 73.5 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 58 km · 48 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 24 km · 33 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 79 km · 105 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · NULES LA VILLAVELLA · 4.9 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de la Vall d'Uixó · 13.6 km · 16 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
2,590
562 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
650
141 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
356
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
104
40 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2666 sunshine hours
les Alqueries averages about 2666 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes les Alqueries a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 24 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Platja del Gurugú (Castellón), about 24 km by road.
About les Alqueries
les Alqueries is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,093 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2693 €/m². Compare les Alqueries with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12901 · CP 12901 · lat 39.889518849168255, lon -0.129776404761678 · 293 m · Income: €36,196