Elevation of Vila-real, Spain
135ft
above sea level · 41 m
Vila-real is a city of 53,623 people in Castellón province, Valencian Community, the 2nd largest in the province. Of Spain’s 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people, it’s the 55th lowest.
Loading the map…
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 39.94° N · 0.10° W
- Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 56′ 12″ N · 0° 6′ 5″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 30S · 747,679 E · 4,424,751 N
- Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
- Municipality
- Vila-real
- INE code 12135
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
- Population (2025)
- 53,623 people
- 21.3 sq mi municipality · 2,521 people/sq mi
- Ground height (MDT05)
- 135 ft (41 m)
- What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 135 ft.
Population
Vila-real had 53,623 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 6.0% more than in 2015, when it had 50,580. The municipality covers 21.3 sq mi, a density of 2,521 people/sq mi, against a Spanish average of 251 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 135 municipalities in Castellón province, after Castellón de la Plana (183,711), home to 8.5% of its people.
Compared with Spain’s cities over 50,000
Vila-real sits 135 ft (41 m) above sea level. Of the 153 Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 people, the highest is Ávila, at 3,691 ft, and the lowest is Melilla, at 7 ft. The average is 919 ft, so Vila-real is 784 ft below it.
The provincial capital, Castellón de la Plana, is 4.8 mi away in a straight line and 43 ft lower than Vila-real.
According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Castellón province is Penyagolosa, at 5,945 ft (1,812 m). It lies 24 mi away in a straight line, 5,810 ft above Vila-real.
- 99 Vila-real 135 ft
Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list
Nearest cities with a page
Tools for this place
Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Vila-real.
What is the elevation of Vila-real, Spain?
Vila-real sits at 135 feet (41 meters) above sea level. That’s the official figure from Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), measured at the reference point of the town center.
What are the coordinates of Vila-real?
Latitude 39.93666 and longitude -0.10130 in decimal degrees (39° 56′ 12″ N · 0° 6′ 5″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 747,679 E and 4,424,751 N, in the ETRS89 datum.
How does Vila-real rank among Spain’s highest cities?
It’s the 55th lowest of the 153 municipalities with more than 50,000 people. The highest is Ávila (3,691 ft) and the lowest, Melilla (7 ft).
Which is higher, Vila-real or Castellón de la Plana?
Vila-real. Vila-real sits at 135 ft and Castellón de la Plana at 92 ft: a difference of 43 ft, 4.8 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height of a point above mean sea level. Mapping agencies such as Spain’s IGN measure it on the ground with leveling and survey-grade GPS. Maps read it from an elevation model, a grid with the ground height at every point, so the model can differ by a few meters from the official figure, especially on sharp summits.
Sources
- IGN · IGR Poblaciones (population centers) Official elevation and coordinates of the town center. CC BY 4.0 license.
- MDT05 Digital Terrain Model (IGN) Ground height at this exact point, to check the figure. 5 m grid, CC BY 4.0 license.
- Municipal register (INE), January 1, 2025 Population: our own work with data from the INE website (www.ine.es). Area: IGN (CC BY 4.0).
- Terrain Tiles (AWS Open Data) Hillshading on the map, from public data by USGS, NASA, Copernicus and others.
- OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The base map, with OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Reviewed October 31, 2026 · Methodology and sources · Spotted a mistake? Let us know