Ajuntament de Vilafamés

What Ajuntament de Vilafamés does

Ajuntament de Vilafamés is the constitutionally constituted municipal government (ayuntamiento) of Vilafamés, a small historic town situated in the interior of Castelló Province in the Valencian Community of Spain. It performs the standard functions of a Spanish municipality — local administration, public service provision (waste collection, urban planning, civil registry, public safety coordination), cultural programming, and tourism promotion — for the town's resident population and its visitors. Revenue is sourced from local taxes (notably IBI property tax), municipal service fees, and intergovernmental transfers, supplemented by grants from the European Social Fund (FSE) and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER). The current administration is led by Mayor Abel Ibáñez Mallasen (PSOE), supported by a multi-party council comprising representatives of PSOE, PP, and COMPROMIS.

The operating footprint is delivered through a digital municipal services platform comprising an Electronic Headquarters (Seu Electrònica), a Transparency Portal (Portal de Transparència), a mobile application (Vilafamés Info), a WhatsApp-based citizen communication channel ("Vilafamés al WhatsApp"), live camera feeds ("Vilafamés en directe"), and a video library of plenary council sessions (Videoteca Plens) powered by the Digiacta streaming platform. Digital infrastructure is built and maintained through a partnership with CorvanIT. Cultural delivery operates through the MACVAC (Museu d'Art Contemporani Vicente Aguilera Cerni), structured as an autonomous local organism (OAL), and an annual international film festival (currently in its V edition in 2026). Marketing and citizen engagement run across Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, email bulletin, and the transparency portal. The municipality also maintains a tourism portal (Vilafamés Turisme), a local weather station, and a designated industrial park (Polígon Industrial I).

The commercial model is non-applicable; this is a public administration entity, not an investable business. Operational scale is small (~10 employees per disclosed firmographics), and there is no pricing model in the commercial sense — fees and rates are set under Spanish municipal regulations. The principal "customer" base is geographically bounded (residents and tourists of Vilafamés), and the entity's competitive position is defined by its statutory monopoly over local government services within municipal boundaries, reinforced by intangible heritage assets including its listing among "Los pueblos más bonitos de España."

Name

Ajuntament de Vilafamés

Legal name

Ajuntament de Vilafamés

Website

https://vilafames.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ajuntament de Vilafamés is the local municipal government of Vilafamés, a historic town in Castelló Province, Spain. It delivers public services, e-government platforms, cultural programming (including MACVAC museum and international film festival), and tourism promotion for residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• E-government portal
• Citizen services
• Municipal tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilafamés

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Taxes and local fees: Municipal government revenue through local taxes, property taxes (IBI), and various municipal fees for services
2. Municipal service fees: Fees for municipal services including waste collection, market permits, and other local government services

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ajuntament de Vilafamés is the local municipal government of the town of Vilafamés in Castelló Province, Spain. It delivers public administration services to residents, including administrative procedures through an electronic headquarters (Seu Electrònica), a transparency portal, a municipal mobile app (Vilafamés Info), and a WhatsApp citizen service channel. It also operates a contemporary art museum (MACVAC), a tourism portal, and live camera feeds, while coordinating urban planning, cultural programming, waste management, and local events such as the International Film Festival of Vilafamés.

Product overview

Ajuntament de Vilafamés operates a suite of e-government and digital citizen services. The core offerings include the SEU ELECTRÒNICA for administrative procedures, the Portal de Transparència for government accountability, and the Videoteca Plens for recorded council meetings. Citizen-facing services include the Vilafamés Info mobile app, Vilafamés al WhatsAPP messaging service, and Vilafamés en directe live cameras. The municipality also supports cultural services through MACVAC contemporary art museum and maintains a tourism portal (Vilafamés Turisme) and weather station (Estació Meteorològica).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vilafamés Info: Mobile application for municipal information and services
• MACVAC
• Vilafamés al WhatsApp

Products and services

• Vilafamés Info (APP mòbil) Mobile application providing Vilafamés residents with local municipal information, services, and updates.
• Vilafamés al WhatsAPP WhatsApp-based municipal service enabling citizens to interact with the local government and receive information directly via messaging.
• Seu Electrònica Electronic headquarters portal providing digital administrative procedures, official municipal documents, and electronic submissions for residents and businesses.
• Portal de Transparència Transparency portal providing public access to municipal government information, regulations, ordinances, and administrative documents.
• Videoteca Plens Video archive portal providing recordings of town council plenary sessions with timestamps and intervention details, organized by year.
• Estació Meteorològica Municipal weather station providing local meteorological data and forecasts for Vilafamés through the AVAMET network.
• MACVAC - Museu d'Art Contemporani Museum of Contemporary Art managed by the municipal government, featuring exhibitions and cultural events for residents and visitors.
• Vilafamés en directe Live camera feeds showing real-time views of Vilafamés for citizens and visitors to view the town remotely.
• Vilafamés Turisme Tourism information portal providing visitor guides, routes, accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions for Vilafamés.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CorvanITcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital technology partner that developed and maintains the municipal website, electronic headquarters, video streaming platform for council meetings (Digiacta), and mobile services including WhatsApp integration and participation portal.
• DigiactacoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the video streaming platform for municipal plenary sessions (Ple Ordinari), allowing citizens to view and access recordings of council meetings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Generalitat Valenciana: Regional government of the Valencian Community, providing funding, regulatory frameworks, and digital service standards (e.g., Seu Electrònica platform) that municipalities like Vilafamés operate within.
• Diputación Provincial de Castellón: Provincial government body overseeing all municipalities in Castelló province, including Vilafamés. Comparable as a broader public administration entity that funds, supervises, and coordinates programs for municipalities like Vilafamés.

Regional players

• Ajuntament de Bocairent: Municipal government of Bocairent, another 'pueblo más bonito de España' in the Valencia region. Comparable heritage-tourism profile but located in a different comarca, illustrating regional variation in the same niche.

Direct peers

• Ajuntament de Morella: Municipal government of Morella, a medieval inland town in Castelló province also listed in 'Los pueblos más bonitos de España'. Comparable as a similarly-sized heritage municipality in the same province with comparable tourism-driven value proposition.
• Ajuntament de Culla: Very small inland municipality in the Alt Maestrat area of Castelló province. Comparable as a similarly-sized rural municipality facing the same demographic and budgetary dynamics.
• Ajuntament de Peñíscola: Municipal government of Peñíscola, a heritage coastal town in Castelló province and fellow member of 'Los pueblos más bonitos de España'. Comparable as a tourism-led municipality in the same province operating a similar service portfolio.
• Ajuntament de Sant Mateu: Neighboring small inland municipality in Castelló province with similar population scale, heritage character, and reliance on EU structural funds. Directly comparable as a peer small-town administration in the same comarca.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ajtvilafames
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjXWt3n8FHiahgKqHZWOTXQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/AjuntamentVilafames
• Instagraminstagram.com/ajuntamentvilafames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ajuntament-de-vilafam%C3%A9s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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