València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46046
Barx
Barx: living in València
Barx offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and several local amenities — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,501
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1315 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.0/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,426 €/m²; cost of living at 65% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~80 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~65 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,714 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.7°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 78.9% of padrón; international residents 21.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 49.1; foreign residents 21.1%; property prices +11.0% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Barx in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.1
<16
9.9%
16–64
61.6%
65+
28.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,008 (78.9%)
Foreign residents: 269 (21.1%)
- United Kingdom: 154
- Romania: 15
- France: 12
- Morocco: 12
- Poland: 9
- Pakistan: 5
- Germany: 4
- Italy: 4
English speakers ≈ 154
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 50% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (11.5km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
76.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Surar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.4 km
- 02Serra de Quatretonda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.4 km
- 03Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.6 km
- 04Riu de Barxeta (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.9 km
- 05Marjal de la Safor (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.7 km
Day trip
- 06Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
- 07La Cabrentá (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.8 km
- 08Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.3 km
- 09Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 10Barranco de la Fos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barx
€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 Barx you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
52
Affiliated workers (approx.)
658
Self-employed (approx.)
111
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,418,258
Expenses
€1,418,258
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Esther Vidal Badenes (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 84 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 66.8 km · 80 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 70.8 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 73.8 km · 95 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 66.8 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LENOVA-MANUEL · 22.4 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 15.5 km · 43 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
811
540 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
199
133 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
166
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Barx averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Barx
Barx is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,300 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2700 €/m². Compare Barx with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46046 · CP 46046 · lat 39.01131158606851, lon -0.31341251500220374 · 600 m · Income: €32,321