Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12140
Viver
Viver: living in Castelló
Viver offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,729
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#732 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~66 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~6 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.2% over the series; mean age 46.1; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-192; Natura 2000 covers about 15.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Viver in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.1
<16
14%
16–64
60.6%
65+
25.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,314 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 222 (14.5%)
- Romania: 185
- Morocco: 6
- France: 5
- Algeria: 5
- Bulgaria: 4
- Bolivia: 3
- Italy: 2
- Germany: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 134% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12063 (14.0km)
316 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7 km
- 02La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.5 km
- 03Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.2 km
- 04Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.5 km
- 05Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.8 km
Day trip
- 06La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.5 km
- 07Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.3 km
- 08Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.9 km
- 09La Manguilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 33.6 km
- 10Turia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · 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 Viver you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
92
Affiliated workers (approx.)
741
Self-employed (approx.)
126
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,265,000
Expenses
€3,265,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Vicente Domingo Ferrer Ripolles (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) · 82.7 km · 66 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 75.4 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 76.3 km · 59 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 75.6 km · 58 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 43.3 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 15.2 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Viver · 4.4 km · 6 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
826
478 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
310
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
120
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
Viver is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain
Viver is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain.
It is in the comarca of Alto Palancia
It is in the comarca of Alto Palancia.
Fibre at 90.4%
SETELECO reports 90.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Viver
Viver is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,528 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 728 €/m². Compare Viver with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12140 · CP 12140 · lat 39.93223668735699, lon -0.6301166122714402 · 828 m · Income: €29,061