Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03043
Biar
Biar: living in Alacant
Biar offers 2804 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,677
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1498 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~35 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,804 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.4% of padrón; international residents 3.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.8% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 3.6%; 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 47.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Biar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
15.1%
16–64
62.8%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,540 (96.4%)
Foreign residents: 131 (3.6%)
- United Kingdom: 26
- Morocco: 18
- Bulgaria: 17
- France: 7
- China: 5
- Pakistan: 5
- Portugal: 4
- Romania: 4
English speakers ≈ 26
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 77% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02025 (23.8km)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.6 km
- 02Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.6 km
- 03Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.1 km
- 04Ladera del Castillo de Sax (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.9 km
- 05Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.5 km
Day trip
- 06Arenales del Caudete (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26.5 km
- 07Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27 km
- 08Sierra de Salinas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.1 km
- 09Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.5 km
- 10Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Biar
€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 Biar you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
171
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,637
Self-employed (approx.)
277
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Maria Magdalena Martinez Martinez (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 Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 62.2 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 17 km · 35 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 54.7 km · 53 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 134.7 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 17 km · 35 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLENA · 12.5 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Emp.Sax · 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
1,916
521 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
417
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
260
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2804 sunshine hours
Biar averages about 2804 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes Biar a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~47%
About 47% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Biar
Biar is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 840 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2040 €/m². Compare Biar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03043 · CP 03043 · lat 38.64453190037068, lon -0.7479472064192052 · 740 m · Income: €33,599