Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12124
Vall d'Alba
Vall d'Alba: living in Castelló
Vall d'Alba offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
3,218
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3433 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~44 min; coach ~34 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 78.3% of padrón; international residents 21.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −2.4% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 21.7%; 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.8 km).
Place location
Vall d'Alba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
15.2%
16–64
63.8%
65+
21%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,199 (78.3%)
Foreign residents: 608 (21.7%)
- Romania: 357
- Morocco: 119
- Bulgaria: 50
- United Kingdom: 14
- France: 7
- Ukraine: 6
- Colombia: 6
- Italy: 5
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12003 (21.6km)
311 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.2%
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 · 9.8 km
- 02El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.8 km
- 03Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.1 km
- 04Sant Miquel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.7 km
- 05El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.3 km
- 07Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.2 km
- 08Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 09Irta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.7 km
- 10La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vall d'Alba
€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 Vall d'Alba you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
163
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,454
Self-employed (approx.)
246
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,417,033
Expenses
€4,417,033
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Marta Barrachina Mateu (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 105.3 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 115 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 114.9 km · 99 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 32.3 km · 28 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 48.5 km · 42 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORREBLANCA · 30.6 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 29.2 km · 34 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
1,634
508 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
610
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
210
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Vall d'Alba averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 73.2%
SETELECO reports 73.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Vall d'Alba.
About Vall d'Alba
Vall d'Alba is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,470 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3470 €/m². Compare Vall d'Alba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12124 · CP 12124 · lat 40.18211727554505, lon -0.029331704597579857 · 770 m · Income: €31,315