Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies

València had the highest active companies of 517 municipalities in 2015, at 60,879. Pavías had the lowest, at 4. The median was 98 and the figure for Valencian Community was 339,533. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest60,879València

Lowest4Pavías

Median98517 municipalities

Valencian Community339,533History

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	València	60,879	+1.6%
2	Alacant/Alicante	24,384	+3.3%
3	Elx/Elche	15,708	+4.6%
4	Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana	12,157	+1.7%
5	Torrevieja	5,390	+4.3%
6	Paterna	5,339	+4.7%
7	Benidorm	5,323	-2.2%
8	Orihuela	5,151	+4.3%
9	Gandia	4,864	+2.6%
10	Torrent	4,500	+3.9%
11	Dénia	4,126	+4%
12	Elda	3,832	-0.2%
13	Alcoi/Alcoy	3,714	+2.8%
14	Sagunt/Sagunto	3,493	+1.2%
15	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	3,470	+5.3%
16	Vila-real	3,107	+0.6%
17	Ontinyent	2,951	+1.7%
18	Alzira	2,799	+2.9%
19	Xàbia/Jávea	2,700	+5.3%
20	Petrer	2,341	+5.4%
21	Altea	2,236	-1.8%
22	Villena	2,133	+2.7%
23	Xàtiva	2,125	+1.4%
24	Vinaròs	2,124	+3.3%
25	Mislata	2,032	+3%
26	Borriana/Burriana	2,014	+1.9%
27	el Campello	1,972	+7.2%
28	Crevillent	1,962	+3.2%
29	Aldaia	1,956	+3.6%
30	Burjassot	1,947	+1%
31	la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa	1,935	+4.9%
32	Manises	1,897	+4.7%
32	Riba-roja de Túria	1,897	+3.1%
34	Catarroja	1,896	+4.9%
35	Santa Pola	1,856	+4.9%
36	Calp	1,832	-0.4%
37	Sant Joan d'Alacant	1,821	+4.6%
38	l'Alfàs del Pi	1,806	-4.4%
39	la Vall d'Uixó	1,803	+1.6%
40	Alaquàs	1,778	+3.9%
41	Sueca	1,768	+2.8%
42	Ibi	1,766	+4.3%
43	Benicarló	1,765	+1.1%
44	Novelda	1,748	+4.5%
45	Onda	1,741	+1.9%
46	la Pobla de Vallbona	1,740	+3.8%
47	Almassora	1,661	+2.5%
48	Bétera	1,654	+3.1%
49	Alboraia/Alboraya	1,643	+4.1%
50	Mutxamel	1,605	+5.5%
51	Oliva	1,506	+6.7%
52	l'Eliana	1,472	+3.1%
53	Algemesí	1,463	+3.1%
54	Paiporta	1,451	+5.7%
55	Quart de Poblet	1,436	-1.6%
56	Almoradí	1,341	+5.2%
57	Xirivella	1,322	+4.2%
58	Cullera	1,301	+0.9%
58	Montcada/Moncada	1,301	+3.8%
60	Teulada	1,288	+5.9%
61	Benicàssim/Benicasim	1,286	+4.4%
62	Llíria	1,285	+1.4%
63	la Nucia	1,267	-2.1%
64	Aspe	1,263	+2.1%
65	Puçol	1,244	+0.3%
66	Requena	1,236	+2.3%
67	Picassent	1,218	+3.6%
68	Silla	1,142	+2.3%
69	Benissa	1,120	-0.4%
69	Pilar de la Horadada	1,120	+2.8%
71	Guardamar del Segura	1,077	+3.4%
72	Carcaixent	1,046	+6.2%
73	Chiva	998	+0.8%
74	Albal	976	+4.5%
75	Callosa de Segura	966	+2.1%
76	Cocentaina	962	+2.8%
77	Alfafar	930	+1.1%
78	Carlet	913	+2.2%
79	Godella	911	+1.4%
80	Tavernes de la Valldigna	873	+2.7%
81	Massamagrell	859	+1.4%
82	Alginet	855	+1.7%
83	Nules	824	-2.1%
84	Canals	818	+1.1%
85	Castalla	805	+7.8%
86	Albatera	794	+2.2%
87	Rojales	784	+4.7%
88	Benetússer	780	+2.4%
89	Pego	765	+3.8%
90	Utiel	759	-0.1%
91	Muro de Alcoy	750	+3.2%
92	l'Alcúdia	748	-1.1%
93	Picanya	743	+2.3%
94	Rafelbunyol	736	+4.4%
95	Benifaió	723	+0.1%
96	el Puig de Santa Maria	721	+4.6%
97	Segorbe	715	+0.3%
98	l'Alcora	714	+2%
99	Monòver/Monóvar	708	+5%
100	Cox	706	+2.5%
101	Massanassa	679	+2.3%
102	Benaguasil	649	+3.7%
103	Pedreguer	646	+2.5%
104	Sedaví	645	+2.9%
105	Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar	638	+0.2%
106	Alberic	626	+2%
107	Meliana	618	+0.7%
108	Alcalà de Xivert	608	+3.8%
108	Ondara	608	+1.5%
110	Rocafort	597	+8.2%
111	Alcàsser	594	+1%
112	Sax	592	+2.6%
113	Onil	585	+2.3%
114	Banyeres de Mariola	556	+6.1%
115	Vilamarxant	551	+5%
116	Finestrat	548	+4%
117	Catral	538	+9.3%
118	Peníscola/Peñíscola	537	+0.6%
119	San Antonio de Benagéber	533	+2.9%
120	Albaida	531	+5.1%
121	el Pinós/Pinoso	528	+9.8%
122	Buñol	522	-1.1%
123	Nàquera/Náquera	518	-1.1%
124	Monforte del Cid	516	+3.6%
125	Callosa d'en Sarrià	514	+0.4%
126	l'Olleria	512	+6.7%
127	Beniparrell	511	-2.1%
128	Almussafes	499	+1.6%
129	Cheste	498	+3.1%
130	la Pobla de Farnals	495	+3.8%
131	Gata de Gorgos	484	+2.1%
132	Montserrat	478	-3.6%
133	Museros	474	+1.7%
134	Dolores	472	+1.7%
134	Foios	472	+6.8%
136	Bigastro	462	+1.3%
137	Castelló	457	+6.8%
138	Tavernes Blanques	448	+3.9%
139	Redován	443	-1.1%
140	Xixona/Jijona	419	+1.5%
141	Moncofa	417	+1.5%
142	Ayora	398	+5.9%
142	Benigànim	398	+5.6%
144	Los Montesinos	392	+1.6%
145	Guadassuar	391	+2.4%
146	Borriol	384	+4.9%
147	Turís	381	-1.6%
148	San Miguel de Salinas	374	+1.6%
149	Almàssera	363	0%
150	Canet d'En Berenguer	362	+0.6%
151	Benejúzar	355	+3.2%
151	San Fulgencio	355	+7.6%
153	Xeraco	352	+4.8%
154	el Verger	344	+4.6%
155	Agost	333	+1.2%
156	Torreblanca	329	-3.8%
157	l'Alcúdia de Crespins	323	+5.9%
158	Betxí	322	-2.7%
159	Moixent/Mogente	321	-0.9%
160	Enguera	317	+2.9%
161	Bocairent	312	-1%
162	el Poble Nou de Benitatxell/Benitachell	310	+12.3%
163	Polop	300	+0.3%
164	Almenara	299	-2.9%
165	Morella	298	+0.7%
166	Sollana	295	-3.6%
167	Aielo de Malferit	287	+5.5%
168	Biar	283	+6.8%
169	la Pobla Llarga	276	0%
170	la Llosa de Ranes	272	+2.3%
171	Bellreguard	265	+3.1%
172	Rafal	262	+7.4%
173	les Alqueries/Alquerías del Niño Perdido	261	-1.9%
174	Xaló	257	+2.8%
175	Albuixech	251	+5.9%
176	Altura	249	+0.8%
176	Villar del Arzobispo	249	+9.2%
178	Albalat dels Sorells	248	+6.4%
179	Vilallonga/Villalonga	244	+6.1%
180	Cabanes	237	+5.8%
181	el Real de Gandia	234	+5.9%
182	Bonrepòs i Mirambell	233	+11%
182	Daimús	233	+3.6%
184	Formentera del Segura	226	+13%
185	Benijófar	219	+1.4%
186	Corbera	214	+11.5%
187	Agullent	211	+9.3%
188	Serra	210	+5.5%
189	Faura	209	+7.2%
190	Vinalesa	206	+1%
191	la Font d'en Carròs	205	+5.1%
192	Albalat de la Ribera	204	+1.5%
193	Sant Joan de Moró	203	+10.3%
194	Gilet	202	+5.2%
195	Massalfassar	201	+2.6%
196	Casinos	200	-3.4%
197	Jacarilla	188	+7.4%
198	Vallada	182	-0.5%
199	els Poblets	179	+1.7%
200	Alfara del Patriarca	176	+3.5%
201	Granja de Rocamora	175	-6.4%
202	Navarrés	174	+5.5%
203	Busot	173	+7.5%
203	Castelló de Rugat	173	+3%
203	Quatretonda	173	+4.2%
203	San Isidro	173	+8.1%
207	la Pobla del Duc	172	+6.8%
208	Catadau	167	0%
208	el Genovés	167	+9.2%
210	Simat de la Valldigna	166	+7.1%
211	Piles	165	+3.8%
212	Algorfa	162	+5.9%
212	Beniarbeig	162	+13.3%
212	Llombai	162	+1.3%
212	Sant Mateu	162	+5.2%
216	Vall d'Alba	161	+8.8%
217	Almoines	160	+6%
217	Llutxent	160	+10.3%
219	Anna	158	+1.9%
219	Godelleta	158	+1.9%
219	Polinyà de Xúquer	158	+2.6%
222	Chilches/Xilxes	155	-1.3%
223	Càlig	152	+8.6%
224	Pedralba	150	+1.4%
225	la Romana	149	0%
226	Montaverner	147	+9.7%
227	la Vilavella	145	-2.7%
227	Miramar	145	+13.3%
229	Benissanó	143	-5.3%
230	la Font de la Figuera	142	+4.4%
231	Real	141	-0.7%
232	Beniarjó	139	+13.9%
232	Orba	139	+10.3%
234	Montroi/Montroy	133	-8.3%
234	Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid	133	+3.9%
234	Xeresa	133	+9.9%
237	Beneixama	132	0%
238	Chella	129	0%
239	Favara	125	+9.6%
240	Chelva	123	+6%
240	Loriguilla	123	+6%
240	Vilafamés	123	+5.1%
243	Manuel	121	+4.3%
244	Quartell	117	+6.4%
245	Rafelguaraf	116	0%
246	Daya Nueva	114	+2.7%
247	el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves	111	0%
248	Benirredrà	109	+4.8%
248	les Coves de Vinromà	109	+4.8%
250	Viver	107	+2.9%

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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. 16 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.

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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 Valencian Community 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 Valencian Community 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/valencian-community-municipalities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_valencian_community_2015,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Valencian Community 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/valencian-community-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.},
}

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

València, with 60,879 in 2015, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Pavías, with 4 in 2015.

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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. 16 municipalities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.