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Elevation

Elevation of Picassent, Spain

45m

above sea level · 148 ft

Picassent is a city of 23,202 people in Valencia province, Valencian Community, the 27th largest in the province. Of Spain’s 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, it’s the 110th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Key facts

Coordinates
39.36° N · 0.46° W
Degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 21′ 45″ N · 0° 27′ 27″ W
UTM coordinates
30S · 719,044 E · 4,360,102 N
Zone 30 · ETRS89, the official datum on the mainland, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla
Municipality
Picassent
INE code 46194
Province and region
Valencia
Valencian Community
Time zone
Central European Time
UTC+1 · UTC+2 in summer
Population (2025)
23,202 people
85.7 km² municipality · 271 people/km²
Ground height (MDT05)
44.9 m (147 ft)
What the IGN’s terrain model measures at this exact point. The official elevation is 45 m.

Population

Picassent had 23,202 residents on January 1, 2025, according to Spain’s municipal register (Padrón), 14% more than in 2015, when it had 20,427. The municipality covers 85.7 km², a density of 271 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

It’s the 27th most populous of the 266 municipalities in Valencia province, after Valencia (840,792), home to 0.8% of its people.

Compared with Spain’s towns of 20,000 to 50,000

Picassent sits 45 m (148 ft) above sea level. Of the 279 Spanish municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people, the highest is Soria, at 1,056 m, and the lowest is Santa Pola, at 1 m. The average is 213 m, so Picassent is 168 m below it.

The provincial capital, Valencia, is 14 km away in a straight line and 32 m lower than Picassent. Madrid is 300 km away.

The nearest city with more than 50,000 people is Torrent, 8.3 km away in a straight line and 1 m higher.

Of the 33 cities in Valencia province with an elevation page, Picassent is the 12th highest. The highest is Requena (689 m) and the lowest, Cullera (4 m).

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Valencia province is Alto de las Barracas, at 1,836 m (6,024 ft). It lies 96 km away in a straight line, 1,791 m above Picassent.

  1. 167 Alaquàs 45 m
  2. 168 Aldaia 45 m
  3. 169 Picassent 45 m
  4. 170 Sant Pere de Ribes 45 m
  5. 171 Camargo 44 m

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest cities with a page

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Picassent.

What is the elevation of Picassent, Spain?

Picassent sits at 45 meters (148 feet) 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 Picassent?

Latitude 39.36262 and longitude -0.45752 in decimal degrees (39° 21′ 45″ N · 0° 27′ 27″ W). In UTM, zone 30: 719,044 E and 4,360,102 N, in the ETRS89 datum.

How does Picassent rank among Spain’s highest cities?

It’s the 110th lowest of the 279 municipalities with 20,000 to 50,000 people. The highest is Soria (1,056 m) and the lowest, Santa Pola (1 m).

Which is higher, Picassent or Valencia?

Picassent. Picassent sits at 45 m and Valencia at 13 m: a difference of 32 m, 14 km 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).

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