Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12134
Vilar de Canes
Vilar de Canes: living in Castelló
Vilar de Canes offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
156
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#7172 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~122 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 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 95.3% of padrón; international residents 4.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +20.0% over the series; mean age 48.2; foreign residents 4.7%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Vilar de Canes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.2
<16
9.4%
16–64
64.7%
65+
25.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 161 (95.3%)
Foreign residents: 8 (4.7%)
- Romania: 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 139% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12003 (7.1km)
311 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.1%
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 · 7 km
- 02La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.7 km
- 03Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 19 km
- 04El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 21 km
- 05Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 21.5 km
Day trip
- 06Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.2 km
- 07Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.7 km
- 08Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 09Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 10Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vilar de Canes
€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 Vilar de Canes you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
72
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€199,771
Expenses
€199,771
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Alberto Sales Centelles (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 134.4 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 144.2 km · 122 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 128.7 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 76 km · 89 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 80.5 km · 141 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 34.2 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 35.4 km · 30 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
75
481 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
59
378 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
26 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Vilar de Canes averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 77.1%
SETELECO reports 77.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 1.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.8 km away.
About Vilar de Canes
Vilar de Canes is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,501 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 701 €/m². Compare Vilar de Canes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12134 · CP 12134 · lat 40.35413975662234, lon -0.06315278675137896 · 801 m · Income: €25,123