Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies

València had the highest active companies of 520 municipalities in 2017, at 63,480. Torrechiva had the lowest, at 4. The median was 93 and the figure for Valencian Community was 350,065. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest63,480València

Lowest4Torrechiva

Median93520 municipalities

Valencian Community350,065History

Top 40 municipalities, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2017 count	Change on 2016
1	València	63,480	+2.4%
2	Alacant/Alicante	25,396	+2%
3	Elx/Elche	16,541	+1.5%
4	Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana	12,612	+1.8%
5	Paterna	5,654	+2.9%
6	Torrevieja	5,572	+2.3%
7	Orihuela	5,399	+2.8%
8	Benidorm	5,375	+0.9%
9	Gandia	4,941	+1.1%
10	Torrent	4,719	+2.2%
11	Dénia	4,268	+1.8%
12	Elda	3,925	+0.4%
13	Alcoi/Alcoy	3,814	+1.7%
14	Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig	3,598	+1%
15	Sagunt/Sagunto	3,525	-0.5%
16	Vila-real	3,219	-0.1%
17	Ontinyent	2,846	-0.4%
18	Alzira	2,821	+1.5%
19	Xàbia/Jávea	2,809	+3%
20	Petrer	2,390	+1.4%
21	Altea	2,305	+2.2%
22	Villena	2,181	+0.9%
23	Vinaròs	2,143	-0.6%
24	Xàtiva	2,138	-0.8%
25	Crevillent	2,072	+1.2%
26	Mislata	2,067	+1.6%
27	Borriana/Burriana	2,042	-0.8%
28	Riba-roja de Túria	2,036	+3.4%
29	Santa Pola	2,007	+3.1%
30	el Campello	2,006	0%
31	Burjassot	1,985	+2.9%
32	la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa	1,968	+0.4%
33	Manises	1,940	+2.9%
34	Sant Joan d'Alacant	1,928	+2.6%
35	Aldaia	1,910	-1.7%
36	Calp	1,909	+1.5%
37	la Vall d'Uixó	1,901	+2.5%
38	Catarroja	1,897	-0.6%
39	l'Alfàs del Pi	1,869	+1.5%
40	la Pobla de Vallbona	1,846	+2.6%
41	Alaquàs	1,833	+1.4%
42	Onda	1,812	+3.4%
43	Benicarló	1,772	-1.2%
44	Ibi	1,765	-0.8%
45	Bétera	1,753	+2.8%
45	Sueca	1,753	-1.9%
47	Novelda	1,742	-0.7%
48	Alboraia/Alboraya	1,714	+2.6%
49	Almassora	1,674	-0.2%
50	Mutxamel	1,667	+0.2%
51	l'Eliana	1,517	+2.6%
52	Oliva	1,516	+1.7%
53	Paiporta	1,490	-0.9%
54	Algemesí	1,484	+1%
55	Quart de Poblet	1,465	+1.8%
56	Almoradí	1,386	+0.8%
57	Xirivella	1,357	+1%
58	Aspe	1,345	+3.1%
59	Benicàssim/Benicasim	1,336	+3.2%
60	Cullera	1,334	+3.5%
61	Teulada	1,330	+1.7%
62	la Nucia	1,326	+2.9%
63	Llíria	1,315	+1.4%
64	Montcada/Moncada	1,309	-0.7%
65	Puçol	1,296	+2.7%
66	Picassent	1,254	+3.6%
67	Requena	1,223	+0.7%
68	Pilar de la Horadada	1,166	+2%
69	Benissa	1,160	+2.5%
70	Silla	1,154	-0.4%
71	Guardamar del Segura	1,132	+0.5%
72	Carcaixent	1,049	+2.8%
73	Chiva	1,036	+3.5%
74	Callosa de Segura	1,009	+1.4%
75	Cocentaina	992	+3.7%
76	Alfafar	980	+5.6%
77	Albal	969	-0.7%
77	Godella	969	+3.5%
79	Carlet	941	+0.7%
80	Tavernes de la Valldigna	900	+1.5%
81	Massamagrell	859	-1.6%
82	Rojales	858	+2.6%
83	Alginet	848	-1.1%
84	Castalla	838	+2.7%
85	Canals	828	+2.3%
86	Nules	807	-2.3%
87	Benetússer	803	+2.7%
88	Albatera	798	-0.7%
89	Muro de Alcoy	784	+1.4%
90	Pego	781	+1.8%
91	Picanya	755	+2.4%
92	Cox	754	+3.7%
93	Utiel	748	-0.1%
94	l'Alcúdia	747	-0.1%
95	Benifaió	746	+0.9%
96	Segorbe	727	-0.8%
97	el Puig de Santa Maria	725	-1.9%
97	Monòver/Monóvar	725	+0.7%
99	Rafelbunyol	724	+0.8%
100	l'Alcora	706	+0.3%
101	Massanassa	685	-1%
102	Pedreguer	675	+5.3%
103	Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar	654	+1.1%
104	Benaguasil	653	+3.2%
105	Rocafort	648	+5.2%
106	Meliana	646	+2.5%
107	Sedaví	642	-3%
108	Alberic	634	+5.1%
109	Alcàsser	622	+2.8%
109	Ondara	622	+3.7%
111	San Antonio de Benagéber	602	+5.6%
112	Sax	600	+0.2%
113	Alcalà de Xivert	587	-4.1%
114	Onil	582	+0.9%
115	Catral	578	+5.9%
116	Finestrat	576	+2.5%
117	Vilamarxant	557	-1.9%
118	Nàquera/Náquera	551	+4%
119	el Pinós/Pinoso	550	+3.2%
120	Banyeres de Mariola	545	-0.4%
121	Callosa d'en Sarrià	542	+4.2%
121	Peníscola/Peñíscola	542	+1.1%
123	Albaida	538	-1.1%
124	Monforte del Cid	534	+1.9%
125	Dolores	522	+2.4%
125	l'Olleria	522	+4.2%
127	Almussafes	521	+1.8%
128	Montserrat	519	+2.2%
129	Beniparrell	517	-0.4%
130	Buñol	510	+4.1%
130	Gata de Gorgos	510	+2%
132	Cheste	501	-0.8%
133	Foios	492	+1.4%
134	Museros	490	+4.3%
135	la Pobla de Farnals	483	-0.8%
136	Bigastro	476	+0.8%
136	Redován	476	+1.3%
136	Tavernes Blanques	476	+3.5%
139	Moncofa	438	-0.2%
140	Los Montesinos	431	+5.1%
141	Xixona/Jijona	423	+1.2%
142	Benigànim	422	+4.2%
143	Castelló	420	-0.7%
144	San Miguel de Salinas	416	+3.2%
145	Ayora	407	+1.5%
146	San Fulgencio	403	+11.9%
146	Turís	403	-0.5%
148	Borriol	402	+2.6%
149	Almàssera	398	+4.5%
150	Guadassuar	394	+4%
151	Canet d'En Berenguer	379	-0.8%
152	el Verger	365	+4%
153	Benejúzar	362	-1.6%
154	Torreblanca	342	+3%
154	Xeraco	342	+2.4%
156	Betxí	333	+6.4%
157	Agost	328	-5.2%
158	Polop	327	+3.8%
159	Bocairent	324	+4.2%
159	el Poble Nou de Benitatxell/Benitachell	324	+0.6%
159	Enguera	324	+2.9%
162	l'Alcúdia de Crespins	322	-1.2%
163	Moixent/Mogente	314	-0.6%
164	Morella	299	+3.5%
165	Sollana	298	-3.9%
166	Biar	293	+1%
167	Almenara	291	+2.5%
168	Aielo de Malferit	290	+1%
169	les Alqueries/Alquerías del Niño Perdido	280	+1.1%
170	la Pobla Llarga	272	+1.9%
171	Bellreguard	265	0%
172	Xaló	263	+2.3%
173	Rafal	258	+6.2%
174	la Llosa de Ranes	253	+0.8%
175	Vilallonga/Villalonga	250	+2.5%
176	Altura	247	-1.2%
177	Albalat dels Sorells	244	-2%
178	Formentera del Segura	242	+5.2%
179	Albuixech	240	-4.8%
180	Cabanes	236	-0.4%
181	Villar del Arzobispo	235	-5.2%
182	el Real de Gandia	232	-4.1%
183	Daimús	231	-1.3%
184	Bonrepòs i Mirambell	220	-1.3%
185	Benijófar	218	+0.5%
185	Serra	218	-0.5%
187	Gilet	215	+3.9%
188	Albalat de la Ribera	214	+1.4%
189	Corbera	212	-2.3%
190	la Font d'en Carròs	211	+7.1%
191	Massalfassar	209	+1%
192	Casinos	208	+2%
193	Agullent	205	-0.5%
193	Vinalesa	205	-1.9%
195	Sant Joan de Moró	190	-2.6%
196	Alfara del Patriarca	188	+5.6%
196	Jacarilla	188	0%
198	Faura	187	-11.8%
199	Algorfa	185	+6.3%
200	Granja de Rocamora	182	+7.1%
201	Castelló de Rugat	181	+1.7%
201	els Poblets	181	-7.2%
201	Piles	181	+2.3%
204	Catadau	180	+1.1%
205	Vallada	179	-2.7%
206	Busot	178	-3.8%
207	Godelleta	174	+3%
208	Almoines	171	-0.6%
208	San Isidro	171	+1.2%
210	Beniarbeig	170	+3.7%
210	Vall d'Alba	170	+2.4%
212	Llombai	164	+9.3%
213	el Genovés	163	0%
213	la Pobla del Duc	163	0%
215	Sant Mateu	162	+1.3%
216	Chilches/Xilxes	161	+5.2%
216	Navarrés	161	-5.8%
218	Benissanó	160	+7.4%
218	la Romana	160	+10.3%
220	Miramar	158	+8.2%
221	Anna	154	-1.3%
222	Llutxent	153	-6.1%
222	Simat de la Valldigna	153	-3.8%
224	Quatretonda	152	-4.4%
225	Orba	150	+9.5%
226	Càlig	149	-4.5%
226	Pedralba	149	-1.3%
228	la Vilavella	145	+4.3%
229	Montaverner	143	+2.1%
230	Polinyà de Xúquer	138	-6.1%
231	Vilafamés	137	+1.5%
232	el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves	133	+11.8%
232	Vilafranca/Villafranca del Cid	133	+2.3%
234	Beniarjó	132	-2.2%
234	la Font de la Figuera	132	-5.7%
234	Real	132	-2.9%
237	Loriguilla	130	+1.6%
238	Montroi/Montroy	129	-3%
239	Beneixama	128	-2.3%
240	Xeresa	127	-3.1%
241	Chelva	125	+1.6%
241	Favara	125	+8.7%
243	Chella	122	0%
244	Benifairó de les Valls	117	+10.4%
245	Daya Nueva	116	-4.1%
245	Manuel	116	-4.9%
247	Benirredrà	113	-0.9%
247	Rafelguaraf	113	+4.6%
249	Atzeneta d'Albaida	112	+7.7%
249	les Coves de Vinromà	112	+3.7%

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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. 13 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_valencian_community_2017,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Valencian Community by active companies, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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 63,480 in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

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Torrechiva, with 4 in 2017.

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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. 13 municipalities have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.