Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12131
Villamalur
Villamalur: living in Castelló
Villamalur offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and the provincial capital within half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
99
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2954 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~106 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~62 min; coach ~63 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,666 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 54.6; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Villamalur in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.6
<16
2.4%
16–64
54.1%
65+
43.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 62 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
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 12002 (8.8km)
314 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.2 km
- 03Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 14.3 km
- 04La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.2 km
- 05Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 17.2 km
Day trip
- 06Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.3 km
- 07Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.4 km
- 08Marjal de Nules-Burriana (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.3 km
- 09Marjal y Estanys d`Almenara (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 10Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villamalur
€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 Villamalur you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
39
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€199,999
Expenses
€199,999
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AV
Rosa Maria Gomez Sancho (AV)
2023–2027 · Agrupación de Electores Adelante Villamalur
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 97 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 106.8 km · 106 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 74.1 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 49.1 km · 42 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 26.3 km · 23 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · NULES LA VILLAVELLA · 40.8 km · 62 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Segorbe · 28 km · 63 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
48
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
15
152 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3
30 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
2666 sunshine hours
Villamalur averages about 2666 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Villamalur a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Villamalur
Villamalur is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,498 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3498 €/m². Compare Villamalur with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12131 · CP 12131 · lat 39.95892908752623, lon -0.40693386688912586 · 798 m · Income: €29,636