Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03013
Algueña
Algueña: living in Alacant
Algueña offers 2783 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,328
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5162 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~49 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,783 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.1% of padrón; international residents 4.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.6% over the series; mean age 47.1; foreign residents 4.9%; 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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Algueña in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.1
<16
14.3%
16–64
59.8%
65+
25.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,270 (95.1%)
Foreign residents: 66 (4.9%)
- Morocco: 27
- United Kingdom: 13
- France: 5
- Romania: 3
- Germany: 2
- Russia: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 13
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 80% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 30001 (10.7km)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Conjunto de El Prado-Rodriguillo (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.4 km
- 02Monte Coto-Pinoso (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3 km
- 03Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.7 km
- 04Sierra de El Carche (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 11.8 km
- 05Sierra de Salinas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.2 km
Day trip
- 06La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.9 km
- 07Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.5 km
- 08Ladera del Castillo de Sax (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
- 09Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.6 km
- 10Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Algueña
€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 Algueña you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13%
SEPE unemployed
103
Affiliated workers (approx.)
556
Self-employed (approx.)
95
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Sergio Ramirez Ruiz (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 87.5 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 49.1 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 57.5 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 133.1 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 49.1 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · NOVELDA-ASPE · 26.7 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Aspe · 26.2 km · 43 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
965
727 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
191
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
144
108 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
25
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2783 sunshine hours
Algueña averages about 2783 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Algueña a practical base for remote work.
About Algueña
Algueña is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 747 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1947 €/m². Compare Algueña with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03013 · CP 03013 · lat 38.34356867383982, lon -1.0041023825403435 · 647 m · Income: €27,429