Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12132
Vilanova d'Alcolea
Vilanova d'Alcolea: living in Castelló
Vilanova d'Alcolea offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
584
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5063 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~96 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~29 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.4% of padrón; international residents 8.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +21.7% over the series; mean age 50.2; foreign residents 8.6%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 11.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Vilanova d'Alcolea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.2
<16
8.6%
16–64
61.8%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 534 (91.4%)
Foreign residents: 50 (8.6%)
- Romania: 48
- France: 1
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 (16.1km)
311 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.9 km
- 02Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.9 km
- 03Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.1 km
- 04Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.2 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 14.5 km
Day trip
- 06El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 07Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 08Marjal de Peñiscola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.4 km
- 09La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.3 km
- 10Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilanova d'Alcolea
€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 Vilanova d'Alcolea you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
28
Affiliated workers (approx.)
256
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€987,085
Expenses
€987,085
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AVI
Francisco José Oller Capdevila (AVI)
2023–2027 · Agrupació Vilanovina Independent
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 114.5 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 124.3 km · 96 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 108.8 km · 87 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 56.1 km · 63 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 105.7 km · 129 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORREBLANCA · 15.6 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 14.4 km · 29 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
372
637 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
172
295 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
40
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Vilanova d'Alcolea averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89.5%
SETELECO reports 89.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 0 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0 km away.
About Vilanova d'Alcolea
Vilanova d'Alcolea is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,499 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3499 €/m². Compare Vilanova d'Alcolea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12132 · CP 12132 · lat 40.23938429073022, lon 0.09034729965628309 · 799 m · Income: €33,271