Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12133
Villanueva de Viver
Villanueva de Viver: living in Castelló
Villanueva de Viver offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
94
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2552 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~58 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~22 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,690 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°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 · 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −4.1% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 53.6; foreign residents 3.3%; 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~205; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Villanueva de Viver in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.6
<16
3.4%
16–64
59.6%
65+
37.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 59 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 2 (3.3%)
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 12063 (2.5km)
316 approx. sunny days · 2 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
- 01Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.3 km
- 02Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11 km
- 03Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15 km
- 04El Pozo Junco (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 19.8 km
- 05La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 23.4 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.4 km
- 07Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26 km
- 08Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 09Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.5 km
- 10Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 35.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva de Viver
€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 Villanueva de Viver you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.3%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
39
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€230,000
Expenses
€230,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Reinaldo Pastor Gasco (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) · 100.8 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 68.8 km · 58 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 94.5 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 93.7 km · 82 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 39.1 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 9.6 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Barracas · 9.2 km · 23 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
40
426 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
17
181 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
43 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
2690 sunshine hours
Villanueva de Viver averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Villanueva de Viver a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Villanueva de Viver
Villanueva de Viver is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,500 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 700 €/m². Compare Villanueva de Viver with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12133 · CP 12133 · lat 40.057848287249776, lon -0.638546996323293 · 800 m · Income: €29,636