Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12080
Morella
Morella: living in Castelló
Morella offers 2659 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,501
Avg. summer temp
23.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4736 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~130 min; airport ~158 min; Renfe ~62 min; coach ~59 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,659 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°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 · 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.2% of padrón; international residents 10.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.3% over the series; mean age 46.9; foreign residents 10.8%; 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~650; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Morella in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.9
<16
12.7%
16–64
61.1%
65+
26.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,167 (89.2%)
Foreign residents: 263 (10.8%)
- Romania: 223
- Brazil: 9
- Portugal: 5
- China: 4
- Colombia: 3
- Ukraine: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Pakistan: 2
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 44223 (18.2km)
313 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9 km
- 02Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.3 km
- 03La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.4 km
- 04Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.8 km
- 05La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 06Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.7 km
- 08El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.4 km
- 09Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.4 km
- 10Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 31 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Morella
€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 Morella you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
56
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,092
Self-employed (approx.)
183
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,023,544
Expenses
€3,769,788
Balance
€253,756
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rhamses Ripolles Puig (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) · 173 km · 158 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 168.1 km · 130 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 167.3 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 147.9 km · 126 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 108.1 km · 180 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BENICARLÓ-PEÑÍSCOLA · 60.8 km · 62 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Vinaròs · 56.6 km · 59 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
1,421
568 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
538
215 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
127
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
43
30 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2659 sunshine hours
Morella averages about 2659 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 91.4%
SETELECO reports 91.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Morella
Morella is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,691 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2691 €/m². Compare Morella with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12080 · CP 12080 · lat 40.597900985017816, lon -0.07548770275728241 · 891 m · Income: €36,805