Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12092
Puebla de Arenoso
Puebla de Arenoso: living in Castelló
Puebla de Arenoso offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
169
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2626 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~39 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.0% of padrón; international residents 12.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population −2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.3% over the series; mean age 53.2; foreign residents 12.0%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Puebla de Arenoso in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.2
<16
8%
16–64
51.2%
65+
40.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 139 (88.0%)
Foreign residents: 19 (12.0%)
- Romania: 9
- Italy: 5
- Argentina: 4
- Germany: 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 12063 (5.6km)
316 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.1 km
- 02Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.3 km
- 03Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 21.8 km
- 04Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.3 km
Day trip
- 05La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
- 06El Pozo Junco (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
- 07La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.8 km
- 08Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 09Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Puebla de Arenoso
€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 Puebla de Arenoso you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.2%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
61
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€696,800
Expenses
€696,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Mateo Navarro Gimeno (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) · 106.1 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 23.3 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 99.7 km · 97 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 99 km · 96 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 23.3 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RUBIELOS DE MORA · 25 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Apeadero de Rubielos · 21.2 km · 39 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
91
538 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
29
172 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
13
77 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
2690 sunshine hours
Puebla de Arenoso averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Puebla de Arenoso a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Puebla de Arenoso
Puebla de Arenoso is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,724 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2724 €/m². Compare Puebla de Arenoso with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12092 · CP 12092 · lat 40.102665817355856, lon -0.5807582058839338 · 924 m · Income: €27,456