Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12105
Sierra Engarcerán
Sierra Engarcerán: living in Castelló
Sierra Engarcerán offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,039
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4743 / 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~112 min; airport ~110 min; Renfe ~60 min; coach ~55 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.2% of padrón; international residents 7.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.8% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 7.8%; 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,300; Natura 2000 covers about 47.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Sierra Engarcerán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
10.8%
16–64
60.2%
65+
29%
International community
Spanish nationals: 900 (92.2%)
Foreign residents: 76 (7.8%)
- Romania: 52
- United Kingdom: 7
- France: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Germany: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Peru: 1
English speakers ≈ 7
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 (12.8km)
311 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
67.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15 km
- 02El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.6 km
- 03Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.7 km
- 04Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.5 km
- 05Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.8 km
Day trip
- 06Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.1 km
- 07Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 08Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.7 km
- 09Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.1 km
- 10El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sierra Engarcerán
€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 Sierra Engarcerán you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
31
Affiliated workers (approx.)
445
Self-employed (approx.)
75
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,243,401
Expenses
€1,243,401
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Carlos Mateu Castell (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 119.8 km · 110 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 129.5 km · 112 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 114.1 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 61.4 km · 79 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 76 km · 144 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORREBLANCA · 31.5 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 30.3 km · 55 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
630
606 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
421
405 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
79
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
22
21 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
21
33 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Sierra Engarcerán averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~48%
About 48% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1300
Historical record places Sierra Engarcerán around 1300 — older settlement heritage.
About Sierra Engarcerán
Sierra Engarcerán is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,409 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3409 €/m². Compare Sierra Engarcerán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12105 · CP 12105 · lat 40.26344042974874, lon -0.027079929328602155 · 709 m · Income: €30,761