Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03138
el Verger
el Verger: living in Alacant
el Verger offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,508
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1107 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~71 min; Renfe ~61 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,714 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.7°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 · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 82.1% of padrón; international residents 17.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.9% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 17.9%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 28.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
el Verger in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
13.8%
16–64
63.8%
65+
22.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,810 (82.1%)
Foreign residents: 830 (17.9%)
- Romania: 172
- Morocco: 137
- Germany: 109
- United Kingdom: 53
- China: 39
- Ukraine: 25
- Bulgaria: 23
- France: 23
English speakers ≈ 53
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 53% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (22.1km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 1.5 km
- 02Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.5 km
- 03Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.5 km
- 04El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.7 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu Bullents (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 06Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.6 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu Xeraco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.7 km
- 09Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.7 km
- 10Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · el Verger
€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 el Verger you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
257
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,492
Self-employed (approx.)
422
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ACOR
Josep Basili Salort Bertomeu (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromís Pel Verger: 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) · 105 km · 71 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 87.8 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 91.9 km · 64 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 94.9 km · 72 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 132.7 km · 109 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENIGÀNIM · 54.7 km · 61 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Vergel · 24.3 km · 23 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
3,046
553 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
683
124 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
366
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
25
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
el Verger averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes el Verger a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~29%
About 29% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About el Verger
el Verger is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,775 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2975 €/m². Compare el Verger with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03138 · CP 03138 · lat 38.8506035870075, lon -0.004756384043642314 · 775 m · Income: €29,752