València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46093
Catadau
Catadau: living in València
Catadau offers 2689 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,005
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3235 / 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~49 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. About 2,689 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.6% of padrón; international residents 8.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.6% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 8.4%; 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 12.6% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Catadau in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
14.5%
16–64
65.8%
65+
19.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,545 (91.6%)
Foreign residents: 232 (8.4%)
- Romania: 107
- United Kingdom: 23
- France: 9
- Ukraine: 9
- Russia: 7
- Morocco: 6
- Cuba: 5
- Italy: 3
English speakers ≈ 23
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 46011 (16.4km)
316 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Matamón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 0 km
- 02La Colaita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.5 km
- 03Els Cerros (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.2 km
- 04El Tello (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6 km
- 05Ullals del Riu Verd (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.6 km
Day trip
- 06La Cabrentá (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 07Muntanya de Llaurí (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.6 km
- 08Hort de Soriano-Font de la Parra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
- 09Sierra de Chiva (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.1 km
- 10Riu de Barxeta (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Catadau
€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 Catadau you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
119
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,406
Self-employed (approx.)
237
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,218,500
Expenses
€2,121,500
Balance
€97,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Vicente Jose Escuder Bisbal (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 55.2 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 38 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 42.1 km · 70 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 45 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 38 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALZIRA · 24.9 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcudia De Carlet · 17.1 km · 41 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
1,699
565 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
406
135 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
240
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
23
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2689 sunshine hours
Catadau averages about 2689 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Catadau a practical base for remote work.
About Catadau
Catadau is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,452 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2852 €/m². Compare Catadau with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46093 · CP 46093 · lat 39.255361246376914, lon -0.6084561795859202 · 752 m · Income: €30,710