Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03018
Altea
Altea: living in Alacant
Altea offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
24,592
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#509 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~98 min; Renfe ~75 min; coach ~13 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 67.3% of padrón; international residents 32.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.9% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 32.7%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 46.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Altea in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
13.2%
16–64
65%
65+
21.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 14,993 (67.3%)
Foreign residents: 7,297 (32.7%)
- Romania: 910
- United Kingdom: 784
- Russia: 743
- Germany: 364
- Morocco: 330
- France: 233
- Italy: 208
- Bulgaria: 197
English speakers ≈ 784
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 03004 (30.3km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 1 km
- 02Monumento Natural Afloramiento Volcánico y Playa Fósil de Cap Negret (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.7 km
- 03Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.2 km
- 04Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.5 km
- 05Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.5 km
Day trip
- 06Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.1 km
- 07Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 08Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.2 km
- 09Fons Marins del Cap de Sant Antoni (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.8 km
- 10Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Altea
€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 Altea you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
959
Affiliated workers (approx.)
11,365
Self-employed (approx.)
1,918
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- COMP
Diego Zaragozi Llorens (COMPROMÍS PER ALTEA: ACO)
2023–2027 · Compromís Per Altea: Acord Per Guanyar
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 Valencia (VLC) · 142.2 km · 98 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 119.1 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 57 km · 52 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 132.1 km · 99 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 119.1 km · 81 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 110 km · 75 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Altea · 6.3 km · 13 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
15,412
627 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,218
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,831
156 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
38
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
27
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Altea averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~47%
About 47% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Altea
Altea is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 752 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1952 €/m². Compare Altea with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03018 · CP 03018 · lat 38.62533962306453, lon -0.04723962772061645 · 652 m · Income: €33,220