Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies

Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana had the highest active companies of 120 municipalities in 2015, at 12,157. Pavías had the lowest, at 4. The median was 39 and the figure for Castellón province was 38,668. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest12,157Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana

Lowest4Pavías

Median39120 municipalities

Castellón province38,668History

Top 40 municipalities, 2015

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana	12,157	+1.7%
2	Vila-real	3,107	+0.6%
3	Vinaròs	2,124	+3.3%
4	Borriana/Burriana	2,014	+1.9%
5	la Vall d'Uixó	1,803	+1.6%
6	Benicarló	1,765	+1.1%
7	Onda	1,741	+1.9%
8	Almassora	1,661	+2.5%
9	Benicàssim/Benicasim	1,286	+4.4%
10	Nules	824	-2.1%
11	Segorbe	715	+0.3%
12	l'Alcora	714	+2%
13	Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar	638	+0.2%
14	Alcalà de Xivert	608	+3.8%
15	Peníscola/Peñíscola	537	+0.6%
16	Moncofa	417	+1.5%
17	Borriol	384	+4.9%
18	Torreblanca	329	-3.8%
19	Betxí	322	-2.7%
20	Almenara	299	-2.9%
21	Morella	298	+0.7%
22	les Alqueries/Alquerías del Niño Perdido	261	-1.9%
23	Altura	249	+0.8%
24	Cabanes	237	+5.8%
25	Sant Joan de Moró	203	+10.3%
26	Sant Mateu	162	+5.2%
27	Vall d'Alba	161	+8.8%
28	Chilches/Xilxes	155	-1.3%
29	Càlig	152	+8.6%
30	la Vilavella	145	-2.7%
31	Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid	133	+3.9%
32	Vilafamés	123	+5.1%
33	les Coves de Vinromà	109	+4.8%
34	Viver	107	+2.9%
35	Soneja	96	-2%
35	Traiguera	96	+10.3%
37	Jérica	95	+3.3%
38	Atzeneta del Maestrat	94	+20.5%
39	Benassal	92	-8.9%
40	Albocàsser	90	-6.3%
41	Artana	88	-3.3%
41	Sierra Engarcerán	88	+2.3%
43	Llucena/Lucena del Cid	80	0%
44	la Pobla Tornesa	77	+4.1%
45	Catí	70	-1.4%
46	Rossell	68	-4.2%
47	Ribesalbes	66	0%
48	Sant Jordi/San Jorge	61	+5.2%
49	la Salzadella	60	+1.7%
50	Castellnovo	59	+5.4%
51	Navajas	54	-11.5%
52	Forcall	51	-7.3%
53	Benlloc	49	-2%
54	Xert	48	+2.1%
55	les Useres/Useras	47	+2.2%
56	Santa Magdalena de Pulpis	42	+2.4%
57	la Jana	41	+10.8%
58	Cinctorres	40	0%
58	la Llosa	40	-4.8%
58	Montanejos	40	-4.8%
61	Figueroles	38	+2.7%
62	Caudiel	36	0%
62	Eslida	36	0%
62	Vilanova d'Alcolea	36	0%
65	Tales	33	-2.9%
66	Canet lo Roig	31	0%
67	San Rafael del Río	30	-3.2%
68	Cervera del Maestre	28	0%
69	Bejís	27	-3.6%
70	Alfondeguilla	26	-3.7%
70	Geldo	26	-7.1%
70	Montán	26	+4%
70	Suera/Sueras	26	-13.3%
70	Villahermosa del Río	26	0%
75	Azuébar	25	+8.7%
76	Culla	24	+4.3%
76	Tírig	24	+4.3%
78	Sot de Ferrer	22	0%
79	Vistabella del Maestrat	20	+5.3%
80	Costur	19	+18.8%
81	Algimia de Almonacid	18	+5.9%
81	El Toro	18	-5.3%
83	Portell de Morella	17	-10.5%
84	Ares del Maestrat	16	-5.9%
84	la Mata de Morella	16	+60%
86	Chóvar	15	+7.1%
86	la Pobla de Benifassà	15	+7.1%
86	Todolella	15	+15.4%
89	Barracas	14	0%
89	la Torre d'en Besora	14	-6.7%
89	Teresa	14	-22.2%
92	Gaibiel	13	-7.1%
92	Ludiente	13	-13.3%
92	Torás	13	0%
92	Vall de Almonacid	13	-13.3%
92	Zucaina	13	-13.3%
97	Almedíjar	12	-7.7%
97	Fanzara	12	0%
97	Olocau del Rey	12	-7.7%
100	Cortes de Arenoso	11	0%
100	Vilar de Canes	11	-15.4%
102	Castellfort	10	-16.7%
103	Cirat	8	-20%
104	Aín	7	+16.7%
104	Ayódar	7	+40%
104	Benafer	7	-12.5%
104	Herbers	7	0%
104	Pina de Montalgrao	7	-12.5%
104	Puebla de Arenoso	7	+16.7%
104	Zorita del Maestrazgo	7	0%
111	Fuente la Reina	6	+20%
111	Fuentes de Ayódar	6	+50%
113	Alcudia de Veo	5	-28.6%
113	Arañuel	5	0%
113	Argelita	5	+25%
113	la Serratella	5	+25%
113	la Torre d'en Doménec	5	-16.7%
113	Torrechiva	5	-16.7%
119	Benafigos	4	0%
119	Pavías	4	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 9 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies, 2015. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/castellon-province-municipalities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/castellon-province-municipalities?period=2015.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/castellon-province-municipalities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_castellon_province_2015,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Castellón province by active companies, 2015}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/castellon-province-municipalities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana, with 12,157 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Pavías, with 4 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 9 municipalities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.