Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03037
Benimantell
Benimantell: living in Alacant
Benimantell offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
548
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2468 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~129 min; airport ~152 min; Renfe ~97 min; coach ~59 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.4% of padrón; international residents 18.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.1% over the series; mean age 47.9; foreign residents 18.6%; 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Benimantell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.9
<16
11.2%
16–64
61.7%
65+
27.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 393 (81.4%)
Foreign residents: 90 (18.6%)
- United Kingdom: 33
- France: 7
- Russia: 7
- Ecuador: 4
- Germany: 3
- Romania: 3
- Italy: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
English speakers ≈ 33
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 (20.6km)
329 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
78.1%
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 · 2.3 km
- 02Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.3 km
- 03Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9 km
- 04Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.4 km
- 05Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.5 km
Day trip
- 06Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 07Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.4 km
- 08Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.9 km
- 09Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.9 km
- 10Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benimantell
€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 Benimantell you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
241
Self-employed (approx.)
41
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jose Manuel Andreu Rocamora (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) · 73.3 km · 152 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 97.6 km · 129 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 55.4 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 143.6 km · 166 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 97.6 km · 129 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 40.7 km · 97 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Polop · 14.1 km · 59 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
306
558 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
114
208 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
115 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
Benimantell 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).
Fibre at 78.1%
SETELECO reports 78.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Benimantell
Benimantell is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 813 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2013 €/m². Compare Benimantell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03037 · CP 03037 · lat 38.645628061715584, lon -0.20262516593312047 · 713 m · Income: €27,466