València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46081
Canals
Canals: living in València
Canals offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
13,746
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1041 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~65 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,715 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.2% of padrón; international residents 11.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.6% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 11.8%; 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Canals in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
14.5%
16–64
65.3%
65+
20.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,990 (88.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,597 (11.8%)
- Bulgaria: 990
- Romania: 251
- Morocco: 85
- Algeria: 51
- United Kingdom: 31
- China: 17
- Pakistan: 15
- Colombia: 14
English speakers ≈ 31
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46042 (7.5km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Font dels Sants (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 1.5 km
- 02Cinc Germans (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2 km
- 03Barranco de la Fos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.3 km
- 04Umbría la Plana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.1 km
- 05La Cova Negra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.2 km
Day trip
- 06Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.6 km
- 07La Murta y la Casella (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.6 km
- 08Muntanya de Llaurí (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.3 km
- 09Les Fontanelles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.7 km
- 10Marjal y Estany de la Ribera Sur del Xuquer (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Canals
€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 Canals you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
805
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,342
Self-employed (approx.)
1,077
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,593,284
Expenses
€11,593,284
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Nacho Mira Soriano (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 81.2 km · 65 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 64 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 68.1 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 71 km · 64 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 64 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · XÀTIVA · 8.4 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alc.Crespins · 3.3 km · 9 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
7,043
512 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,232
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,119
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
65
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2715 sunshine hours
Canals averages about 2715 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97%) makes Canals a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Canals.
About Canals
Canals is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,419 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2819 €/m². Compare Canals with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46081 · CP 46081 · lat 38.949858066190394, lon -0.5859185118884551 · 719 m · Income: €30,955