Valencia · 21.659 inhabitants · 3.766 buildings analysed one by one

PuçolClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.766 buildings in Puçol using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 59 to 93 tropical nights a year by 2050.

59→93tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
38%of homes at high or very high flood risk by 2050
4.409homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

LowMediumHighVery highRivers and streams

Level of the highest hazard in each 250 m area by 2050: flooding, heat, wildfire, wind or ground movement.

Tropical nights a year in a typical building

Puçol compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 111 nights
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 31,6 °C
    lower than 61 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,4%
    lower than 52 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 4,1
    lower than 66 % of municipalities

Position among the 8.217 municipalities: further right means more risk. These are figures for the municipality as a whole, the same for everyone; they may differ from those for the typical building. Compare with others →

What stands out

What we found in Puçol

It comes from matching each building with its neighbourhood, its street, the nearest watercourse and its surroundings.

1

4.409 homes in a flood zone

4.409 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 3.656 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Barranc del Vallet, 1.701 homes are inside the flood zone, less than 100 m from the watercourse.

According to the Ministry’s studies, this is an annual probability of 0,2 % (500 years) or 1 % (100 years), not “once every 500 years”: it can happen two years in a row. Small gullies are not always mapped.

2

1.212 homes at very high wildfire risk

748 buildings

These are 748 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 11 are blocks of flats with 360 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Avinguda del Retor Emilio Bayarri: 114
  • Avinguda del Camp de Morvedre: 60
  • Carrer del Riu Xúquer: 60
  • Carrer del Riu Túria: 39

Proximity to woodland and to burnt areas (ESA WorldCover, EFFIS). It does not measure the state of the vegetation or any firebreaks.

3

From 59 to 93 tropical nights a year

59→93 nights

In a typical building in Puçol, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 59 a year (1991-2020) to about 93 by 2050. For this reason, 100 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

Median of the buildings. Intermediate-to-high emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0).

4

5 schools, care homes or health centres in a flood zone

5 facilities

They are in the official 500-year flood zone or in a preferential flow zone. They are the first to review in an emergency plan: who is inside, how to get out and whether they use the ground floor.

  • Health centre: Centre de Salut
  • Nursery school: Escola Infantil la Milotxa
  • School: Col·legi d'Educació Infantil i Primària Jaume I
  • School: Col·legi d'Educació Infantil i Primària Luis Vives

OpenStreetMap location matched to the nearest Cadastre building.

5

1.088 homes less than 2 m above sea level

1.088 homes

That is 10 % of homes. The extreme sea level in a 100-year storm reaches 1,00 m today and 1,23 m by 2050.

Ground elevation at the building (IGN digital terrain model). Being low-lying does not mean it will flood: that depends on the beach, sea defences and drainage.

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 10.757 homes in Puçol by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

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What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • Climate shelters, and late-afternoon and evening opening hours at libraries and community centres in the areas with the most tropical nights.
  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 2 schools with the hottest surroundings.
  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Emergency self-protection plans in the schools, care homes and health centres that are in a flood zone.

For residents

  • Air your home in the early hours, shade west-facing walls from the sun and ask about grants to insulate the roof.
  • If you live on a ground floor or have a garage next to a watercourse, have a plan: where to go upstairs, what to switch off and how to hear about warnings.
  • Keep the strip around your house clear of dry vegetation and know both ways out of your street.
  • Look up your building: the free report gives its level for each hazard, and the Climate Note gives the full detail.

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