Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12087
Palanques
Palanques: living in Castelló
Palanques offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
34
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5828 / 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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~181 min; airport ~209 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,666 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 42.4; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 11.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Palanques in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.4
<16
7.9%
16–64
73.7%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 30 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
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 44178 (8.0km)
314 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.2 km
- 02Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.1 km
- 03Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 17.3 km
- 04Puente de Fonseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.3 km
- 05Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.4 km
Day trip
- 06La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.1 km
- 07Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 08Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.8 km
- 09Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 36 km
- 10Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 36.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palanques
€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 Palanques you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
18
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€118,600
Expenses
€118,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Lucia Martí Adell (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 188.4 km · 209 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 191.7 km · 181 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 178.7 km · 189 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 171.6 km · 177 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 123.9 km · 227 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAMPER · 73.7 km · 63 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 35 km · 30 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
21
618 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
18
529 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2666 sunshine hours
Palanques averages about 2666 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.3%
SETELECO reports 93.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1 km away.
About Palanques
Palanques is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,698 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2698 €/m². Compare Palanques with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12087 · CP 12087 · lat 40.70991751046232, lon -0.19016101290335888 · 898 m · Income: €26,601