Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12129
Vilafranca
Vilafranca: living in Castelló
Vilafranca offers 2689 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,115
Avg. summer temp
20.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4272 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~140 min; airport ~149 min; Renfe ~101 min; coach ~100 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,689 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 93.7% of padrón; international residents 6.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.9% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 6.3%; 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 98.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Vilafranca in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
11.4%
16–64
59.9%
65+
28.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,061 (93.7%)
Foreign residents: 139 (6.3%)
- Romania: 71
- Morocco: 39
- Pakistan: 16
- United Kingdom: 2
- Brazil: 2
- China: 2
- Algeria: 1
- Argentina: 1
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 44126 (7.5km)
316 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.4 km
- 02Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.2 km
- 03La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.2 km
- 04El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12 km
- 05Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.4 km
Day trip
- 06La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.1 km
- 07El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.4 km
- 08Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31.3 km
- 09Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.5 km
- 10Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilafranca
€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 Vilafranca you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
105
Affiliated workers (approx.)
896
Self-employed (approx.)
152
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,963,298
Expenses
€1,963,298
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Silvia Colom Monferrer (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) · 162.1 km · 149 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 74.9 km · 140 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 156.4 km · 142 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 103.7 km · 118 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 74.9 km · 140 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 66.4 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 86 km · 100 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
1,111
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
402
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
111
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
23
11 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
16
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2689 sunshine hours
Vilafranca averages about 2689 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.1%) makes Vilafranca a practical base for remote work.
About Vilafranca
Vilafranca is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,475 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3475 €/m². Compare Vilafranca with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12129 · CP 12129 · lat 40.43148637297303, lon -0.2636306975380982 · 775 m · Income: €31,463