Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12100
Sant Mateu
Sant Mateu: living in Castelló
Sant Mateu offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,021
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3677 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 4.1/10
Average. Hospital ~110 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~35 min; coach ~38 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 77.4% of padrón; international residents 22.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.1% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 22.6%; 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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~9.5 km).
Place location
Sant Mateu in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
15.9%
16–64
60.5%
65+
23.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,520 (77.4%)
Foreign residents: 443 (22.6%)
- Romania: 211
- Morocco: 167
- France: 7
- United Kingdom: 6
- Russia: 5
- Colombia: 5
- Germany: 4
- Brazil: 4
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12003 (16.8km)
311 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.8 km
- 02Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.2 km
- 03Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.1 km
- 04Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.6 km
- 05Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.8 km
Day trip
- 06Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.2 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.9 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu de la SÚnia (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.9 km
- 09El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.3 km
- 10Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Mateu
€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 Sant Mateu you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
SEPE unemployed
52
Affiliated workers (approx.)
873
Self-employed (approx.)
147
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,216,015
Expenses
€2,216,015
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ana Besalduch Besalduch (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) · 139.7 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 144.5 km · 110 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 134 km · 112 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 81.3 km · 88 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 130.9 km · 154 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VINARÒS · 31.3 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Vinaròs · 33 km · 38 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
1,155
571 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
330
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
117
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Sant Mateu averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.3%
SETELECO reports 80.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Sant Mateu
Sant Mateu is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,404 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3404 €/m². Compare Sant Mateu with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12100 · CP 12100 · lat 40.46594306785866, lon 0.17393552371706664 · 704 m · Income: €33,117