València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46028
Algar de Palancia
Algar de Palancia: living in València
Algar de Palancia offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
565
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2176 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,666 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.0% of padrón; international residents 10.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.7% over the series; mean age 47.7; foreign residents 10.0%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 12.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Algar de Palancia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.7
<16
10.8%
16–64
63.1%
65+
26.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 433 (90.0%)
Foreign residents: 48 (10.0%)
- Bulgaria: 8
- Romania: 5
- Morocco: 5
- France: 4
- United Kingdom: 4
- Italy: 3
- Cuba: 3
- Portugal: 2
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12002 (12.1km)
314 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.2 km
- 02Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.7 km
- 03Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.4 km
- 04Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.4 km
- 05Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.2 km
Day trip
- 06Marjal de Rafalell y Vistabella (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.5 km
- 07Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.1 km
- 08Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.3 km
- 09Clot de la Mare de Déu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.8 km
- 10Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Algar de Palancia
€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 Algar de Palancia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
25
Affiliated workers (approx.)
253
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€744,005
Expenses
€744,005
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Amable Mondragon Salt (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 57.3 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 67 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 51 km · 50 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 50.2 km · 50 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 67 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SEGORBE-CIUDAD · 16.9 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Segorbe · 19 km · 22 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
299
529 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
59
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
52
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2666 sunshine hours
Algar de Palancia averages about 2666 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 90.7%
SETELECO reports 90.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 0.6 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0.6 km away.
About Algar de Palancia
Algar de Palancia is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,240 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2640 €/m². Compare Algar de Palancia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46028 · CP 46028 · lat 39.7857548550009, lon -0.363931434443613 · 540 m · Income: €32,821