Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03004
Aigües
Aigües: living in Alacant
Aigües offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,199
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#225 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,794 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 74.6% of padrón; international residents 25.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.9% over the series; mean age 44.7; foreign residents 25.4%; property prices +12.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 43.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Aigües in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.7
<16
13.9%
16–64
66.1%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 718 (74.6%)
Foreign residents: 245 (25.4%)
- United Kingdom: 60
- France: 30
- Germany: 17
- Algeria: 7
- Cuba: 5
- Russia: 4
- Ecuador: 4
- Italy: 3
English speakers ≈ 60
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 82% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.51, -0.36)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.5 km
- 02Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.4 km
- 03Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.3 km
- 04Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 15.4 km
- 05Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.9 km
Day trip
- 06Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27 km
- 08Saladar d`Aigua Amarga (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.2 km
- 09Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.1 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Aigües
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Aigües you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
58
Affiliated workers (approx.)
562
Self-employed (approx.)
95
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Emilio Jose Solbes Villo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 43.8 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 85.5 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 25.8 km · 29 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 154.3 km · 113 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 85.5 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · 26.5 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Campello · 12.2 km · 21 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
852
711 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
138
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
116
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Aigües averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~43%
About 43% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.6%
SETELECO reports 93.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Aigües
Aigües is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 717 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1917 €/m². Compare Aigües with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03004 · CP 03004 · lat 38.510066720839525, lon -0.3633294641937862 · 617 m · Income: €32,937