València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46231
Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna: living in València
Simat de la Valldigna offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,311
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3378 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~71 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~30 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 84.6% of padrón; international residents 15.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.9% over the series; mean age 46.2; foreign residents 15.4%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~3.3 km).
Place location
Simat de la Valldigna in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.2
<16
12.5%
16–64
64%
65+
23.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,815 (84.6%)
Foreign residents: 514 (15.4%)
- Romania: 383
- United Kingdom: 44
- Bulgaria: 20
- France: 12
- Morocco: 6
- China: 5
- Colombia: 4
- Chile: 3
English speakers ≈ 44
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 76% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (15.6km)
319 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Quatretonda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.9 km
- 02Riu de Barxeta (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.1 km
- 03El Surar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.9 km
- 04Hort de Soriano-Font de la Parra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.8 km
- 05La Murta y la Casella (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6 km
Day trip
- 06Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.3 km
- 07Umbría la Plana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.2 km
- 08Barranco de la Fos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.4 km
- 09Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.7 km
- 10Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Simat de la Valldigna
€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 Simat de la Valldigna you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
111
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,509
Self-employed (approx.)
254
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,041,361
Expenses
€3,041,361
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Sebastian Mahiques Morant (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 77.7 km · 71 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 60.5 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 64.6 km · 64 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 67.6 km · 72 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 60.5 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CARCAIXENT · 21 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos Alzira · 20 km · 30 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
2,002
605 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
372
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
428
129 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
74
37 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Simat de la Valldigna averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91.7%
SETELECO reports 91.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 3.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.3 km away.
About Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,686 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1786 €/m². Compare Simat de la Valldigna with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46231 · CP 46231 · lat 39.041884517040124, lon -0.3399172129278827 · 686 m · Income: €31,540