Teruel · Aragon
Valderrobres
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza.
Living in Valderrobres
Valderrobres is one of the Maestrazgo's loveliest towns — a stone town of 2,500 astride the trout-rich Río Matarraña near the Catalan border, beneath a hilltop castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza and a fine Levantine-Gothic church. For its size it's notably international, with a Romanian community and other EU residents leaving about three-quarters Spanish-born. Set inland, it has warm summers and mild winters. It's genuinely remote, though — the nearest hospital is around an hour away and the nearest city almost two — a place drawn on for its river, its castle and the quiet Matarraña country.
Valderrobres's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Valderrobres's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
- Drive to a hospital 65 min
- Surgical wait (region) 132 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.07/m²·mo
Higher than 79% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and low cost of living (registered rent ~€4.07/m²·mo).
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 85%
- Drive to nearest airport 115 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.07/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 76% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a settled international community and 54 km from the sea.
- Schools in town 2
- PISA maths (region) 487
- Registered long-let rent €4.07/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 65 min
Higher than 71% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and a settled international community.
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
- Drive to a hospital 65 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.79 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.07/m²·mo
Higher than 68% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and low cost of living (registered rent ~€4.07/m²·mo).
- Registered long-let rent €4.07/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,203
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
Higher than 53% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
One of the Maestrazgo's most attractive towns, astride the trout-teeming Río Matarraña, dominated by a castle once owned by the archbishops of Zaragoza. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a settled international community and 54 km from the sea.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33°C
- Rainy days a year 49 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 24
- Winter average temp 11.7°C
What is the climate like in Valderrobres?
Valderrobres's reported winter average is 11.7°C, while July–August highs reach 33°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.7°C top 14% of 8,131 towns 3.9°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 33°C bottom 22% of 8,131 towns 2.8°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 49 days top 16% of 8,088 towns 29% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 7.6 h/day top 38% of 3,829 towns 4% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 24 top 28% of 8,033 towns 32 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 1.02 ha/km² bottom 17% of 8,132 towns 1.28 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 6 bottom 18% of 8,132 towns about the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 26% bottom 18% of 8,130 towns 3.1% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Valderrobres?
Valderrobres's nearest health centre is 2.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 65 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 65 min bottom 12% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 2.4 km top 12% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 132 days #13 of 17 regions, +29 days vs national 22% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Valderrobres?
Valderrobres has 2 schools in town; the nearest international school is 87 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 2 top 26% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 87 km bottom 16% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 487 #7 of 17 regions, +8 vs national 6 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Valderrobres?
Valderrobres's reported registered long-let rent is €4.07/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.07/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.49/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.21/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €13,203 bottom 33% of 8,059 towns 9% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 28.7% top 34% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Valderrobres?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Aragón, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Aragón region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Valderrobres?
Valderrobres's reported population is 2,537.
Who lives here
- Population
- 2,537
- Born in Spain
- 74.8% 14% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 11% 7.2% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.79 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Valderrobres?
Valderrobres is a reported 115 min drive from the nearest airport, with 60% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 115 min bottom 17% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 60% bottom 15% of 8,132 towns 19% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 85% bottom 29% of 8,132 towns 2% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Valderrobres fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Valderrobres against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 114 min from Reus, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Valderrobres for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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