Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03071
Gata de Gorgos
Gata de Gorgos: living in Alacant
Gata de Gorgos offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,773
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1178 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~90 min; coach ~6 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 79.5% of padrón; international residents 20.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.1% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 20.5%; 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 · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Gata de Gorgos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
14%
16–64
65.7%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,807 (79.5%)
Foreign residents: 1,242 (20.5%)
- United Kingdom: 356
- Morocco: 329
- Argentina: 98
- Colombia: 83
- Germany: 37
- Romania: 32
- Italy: 27
- France: 26
English speakers ≈ 356
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 73% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (32.1km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.3 km
- 02Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.5 km
- 03Les Sorts (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.2 km
- 04Fons Marins del Cap de Sant Antoni (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.7 km
- 05Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.4 km
Day trip
- 06Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.2 km
- 07Ullal de l`Estany del Duc (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 32.7 km
- 08Marjal de la Safor (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 33.3 km
- 09Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.4 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu Xeraco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 36.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gata de Gorgos
€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 Gata de Gorgos you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
230
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,170
Self-employed (approx.)
534
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria Teresa Signes Caselles (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) · 119.9 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 102.7 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 84.7 km · 72 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 109.8 km · 90 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 146.8 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA POBLA DEL DUC · 68.1 km · 90 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Gata De Gorgos · 2.4 km · 6 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
3,784
559 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
940
139 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
619
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Gata de Gorgos averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Gata de Gorgos a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Gata de Gorgos.
About Gata de Gorgos
Gata de Gorgos is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 931 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2131 €/m². Compare Gata de Gorgos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03071 · CP 03071 · lat 38.76806198556779, lon 0.06984108357933953 · 831 m · Income: €31,582