Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12128
Vilafamés
Vilafamés: living in Castelló
Vilafamés offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,962
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3531 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~82 min; Renfe ~35 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.4% of padrón; international residents 10.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +8.1% over the series; mean age 43.4; foreign residents 10.6%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Vilafamés in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.4
<16
14.4%
16–64
65.3%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,646 (89.4%)
Foreign residents: 196 (10.6%)
- Romania: 130
- Morocco: 31
- Brazil: 5
- France: 4
- Argentina: 4
- Italy: 3
- Ecuador: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
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 (28.9km)
311 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.3 km
- 02Sant Miquel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.2 km
- 03Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.7 km
- 04Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.2 km
- 05Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.8 km
Day trip
- 06Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 07Clot de la Mare de Déu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.3 km
- 08Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.5 km
- 09El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.6 km
- 10Marjal de Nules-Burriana (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilafamés
€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 Vilafamés you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
93
Affiliated workers (approx.)
908
Self-employed (approx.)
154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,437,754
Expenses
€3,437,754
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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María Luisa Torlà Barrachina (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 103 km · 82 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 112.7 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 97.3 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 44.6 km · 51 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 60.5 km · 108 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA · 27.2 km · 35 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 26.9 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
1,172
597 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
420
214 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
200
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Vilafamés averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.2%
SETELECO reports 80.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Essential services on hand
7 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Vilafamés
Vilafamés is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,474 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3474 €/m². Compare Vilafamés with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12128 · CP 12128 · lat 40.121764107410094, lon -0.07104564219984971 · 774 m · Income: €35,600