Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12085
Orpesa
Orpesa: living in Castelló
Orpesa offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,640
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#424 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~75 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~14 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 66.8% of padrón; international residents 33.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +7.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.0% over the series; mean age 43.1; foreign residents 33.2%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 12.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Orpesa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.1
<16
15.7%
16–64
65.8%
65+
18.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,065 (66.8%)
Foreign residents: 3,011 (33.2%)
- Romania: 821
- Morocco: 688
- Algeria: 206
- Brazil: 97
- Russia: 92
- Italy: 91
- Ukraine: 87
- France: 83
English speakers ≈ 35
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 12003 (32.5km)
311 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.8 km
- 02Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 03Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.1 km
- 04El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.6 km
- 05Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.4 km
Day trip
- 06Clot de la Mare de Déu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.9 km
- 07El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30 km
- 08Marjal de Nules-Burriana (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.5 km
- 09L´Estany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.8 km
- 10Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orpesa
€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 Orpesa you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
573
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,902
Self-employed (approx.)
998
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€24,783,228
Expenses
€24,783,228
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Jimenez Roman (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) · 105 km · 75 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 114.7 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 99.3 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 45.4 km · 42 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 102.6 km · 120 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ORPESA · 5.2 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 15.7 km · 14 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
4,702
372 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
896
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
630
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Orpesa averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.3%) makes Orpesa a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Orpesa.
About Orpesa
Orpesa is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,696 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2696 €/m². Compare Orpesa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12085 · CP 12085 · lat 40.09200385595021, lon 0.12306100406104267 · 896 m · Income: €27,632