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Living in Poble Nou: a Valencia neighborhood guide
Small Pobles del Nord village on the Cami de Montcada, linked to the centre by EMT bus 26
Living in Poble Nou
Poble Nou () (Pueblo Nuevo in Castilian) is a small Pobles del Nord village with 1,006 residents (padrón 2025; 942 on the 2023 padrón), sitting about 5 km (about 3.1 mi) north of Valencia centre along the Cami de Montcada corridor. It borders Burjassot to the west, Borboto and Carpesa to the north, and the rest of the city of Valencia to the south. The village has a defined core, a parish church dedicated to San Bernardo Martir and the regular rhythm of long-rooted farming families.
Poble Nou is the Valencian name and Pueblo Nuevo the Castilian one. Both simply mean new village. According to the Ajuntament's municipal register, 1,006 people lived here on 1 January 2025, on 292.0 hectares (about 722 acres).
Housing leans toward post-1980 detached and semi-detached houses on the village outskirts, with older traditional homes around the parish that often lack lifts and modern fit-outs. Heritage includes several historic alquerias, notably the 16th-century Alqueria del Pi, now used as an events venue. Local commerce is small, so bigger shops mean a trip to Burjassot or into the centre.
Transport is city-bus-first, not metro. EMT bus 26 links Poble Nou with Poeta Querol and Teatro Principal in the centre via Cami de Montcada, together with Borboto, Carpesa and Benifaraig; the same line runs the other way to Moncada-Alfara. The nearest metro is Burjassot (line 1) around a 15 to 20 minute walk or a short drive - which is why cars and the EMT 26 do most of the daily commuting work rather than a walk-in metro like Massarrojos.
The village keeps its own fiesta calendar in honour of San Bernardo Martir in the first days of September, alongside the usual quiet rhythm of a rural pedanÃa. The honest trade-off is real village identity and low-rise stock at city-limit rents against small local commerce, a bus-based commute (not a metro one) and limited English-language services.
What rent costs in Poble Nou (September 2026)
Poble Nou asks 11 EUR per m² a month on Fotocasa's rent index for September 2026, below the 18 EUR the city of Valencia averages. At that rate a 70 m² (about 753 sq ft) two-bedroom lists at around 770 EUR a month, before you negotiate. These are asking prices on new listings, not what sitting tenants pay.
Asking prices here are 9.7% above a year earlier, against 16.2% for the city as a whole.
Fotocasa publishes the same reading for Poble Nou as for Massarrojos, La Torre and Pinedo, so this is a zone-level figure shared by neighbouring areas, not a separate measurement of the barrio itself.
Poble Nou rents at village prices for what it actually is: an inland Pobles del Nord village on the Cami de Montcada with EMT bus 26 to the centre, not a metro suburb. The stock is post-1980 detached and semi-detached on the outskirts plus older houses around the parish of Sant Bernat Martir, and so little comes up in a year that the index swings on a handful of listings: read the figure as a direction, not a price.
Our renting guide explains what landlords ask for and what the fianza and agency fee add on signing day, and the upfront cost calculator runs the maths for any rent.
Public health centres (centros de salud) near this neighbourhood
Public primary-care centres of the Valencian health service. Distances are straight-line to the edge of the neighbourhood, not walking routes.
Centro de Salud Salvador Allende
Conde Lumiares 3, 46019 Valencia
Health department: la Fe
Centro de Salud Juan XXIII
Av. Juan Xxiii 39, 46025 Valencia
Health department: la Fe
Which centre you are assigned to depends on your home address, so check it with the Generalitat's centre search before you register.
Generalitat health centre searchSource: Generalitat Valenciana open data (CC BY).
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Where Poble Nou Sits in Valencia
What Living in Poble Nou Is Really Like
Pros: What Residents Love
- Village identity and low-rise housing stock at city-limit rents
- EMT bus 26 links directly to Poeta Querol and Teatro Principal in the centre
- Historic alqueria heritage, including the 16th-century Alqueria del Pi
- Post-1980 detached and semi-detached houses with gardens on the outskirts
- Short drive to Burjassot metro (line 1) and metropolitan services
Cons: What to Know First
- No metro station in the village - EMT bus 26 or a drive to Burjassot is the daily reality
- Small local commerce - bigger errands need a trip to Burjassot or the centre
- Older housing stock often lacks lifts and modern fit-outs
- Limited English-language services
Typical Properties in Poble Nou
Local Amenities
Bus
EMT bus 26 links Poble Nou directly to Poeta Querol in the centre
Nearest metro
Burjassot (line 1) about a 15 to 20 min walk or a short drive
Parish
Iglesia de San Bernardo Martir anchors the village core
Heritage
Historic alquerias including the 16th-century Alqueria del Pi
Population
1,006 residents on 292.0 hectares (about 722 acres) (padrón, 1 January 2025)
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Reviewed 5 September 2026 by Michael Bastin