Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03033
Benifato
Benifato: living in Alacant
Benifato offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
162
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2010 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~123 min; Renfe ~53 min; coach ~28 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.4% of padrón; international residents 13.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +12.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.5% over the series; mean age 53.5; foreign residents 13.6%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Benifato in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.5
<16
7.9%
16–64
64%
65+
28.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 121 (86.4%)
Foreign residents: 19 (13.6%)
- United Kingdom: 5
- France: 4
- Germany: 2
- Romania: 1
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 78% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (19.8km)
329 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
67.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6 km
- 02Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6 km
- 03Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.1 km
- 04Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.2 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 15 km
Day trip
- 06Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.2 km
- 08Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.2 km
- 09Salines de Calp (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.5 km
- 10L`Ermita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benifato
€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 Benifato you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
74
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
David Blanes Fraces (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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) · 146.6 km · 123 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 90.4 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 68.9 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 136.4 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 90.4 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 33.5 km · 53 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Polop · 17.8 km · 28 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
97
599 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
46
284 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
31
191 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Benifato averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benifato
Benifato is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 809 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2009 €/m². Compare Benifato with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03033 · CP 03033 · lat 38.660279927630405, lon -0.24125312893117132 · 709 m · Income: €29,044