València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46106
Chelva
Chelva: living in València
Chelva offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,863
Avg. summer temp
20.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1788 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~121 min; coach ~100 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.9/10
Better than other places. About 2,715 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +11.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.9% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 1.4%; 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Chelva in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
11.5%
16–64
57.9%
65+
30.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,468 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 21 (1.4%)
- China: 4
- Peru: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Pakistan: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Romania: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 184% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44002 (22.5km)
319 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Nacimiento del Río Tuéjar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.8 km
- 02El Barchell (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.1 km
- 03Los Calderones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.7 km
- 04Chera-Sot de Chera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.8 km
- 05Paraje Natural Municipal "La Caballera", Titaguas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 06Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.1 km
- 07Turia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.2 km
- 08El Pozo Junco (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.7 km
- 09Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.9 km
- 10Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Chelva
€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 Chelva you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
93
Affiliated workers (approx.)
763
Self-employed (approx.)
129
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,763,309
Expenses
€1,763,309
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EUPV
David Cañigueral Belmonte (EUPV-PUP:ADELANTE)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Unida-Pup: Adelante
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 73.5 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 83.2 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 72.7 km · 91 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 78.3 km · 104 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 83.2 km · 92 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 109.7 km · 121 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torrebaja · 71.7 km · 100 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
918
493 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
375
201 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
134
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2715 sunshine hours
Chelva averages about 2715 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).
Fibre at 87.4%
SETELECO reports 87.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Chelva
Chelva is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 637 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 737 €/m². Compare Chelva with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46106 · CP 46106 · lat 39.74259860095423, lon -1.0171985247862771 · 537 m · Income: €29,188