Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03094
la Nucia
la Nucia: living in Alacant
la Nucia offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
19,121
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#655 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~87 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~66 min; coach ~5 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 66.2% of padrón; international residents 33.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.2% over the series; mean age 42.0; foreign residents 33.8%; 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
la Nucia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42
<16
16.5%
16–64
66.3%
65+
17.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,314 (66.2%)
Foreign residents: 6,289 (33.8%)
- United Kingdom: 1,313
- Germany: 581
- Romania: 346
- Russia: 242
- Algeria: 209
- France: 200
- Italy: 189
- Morocco: 128
English speakers ≈ 1,313
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (23.4km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
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 · 2.2 km
- 02Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.9 km
- 03Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.9 km
- 04Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.4 km
- 05Monumento Natural Afloramiento Volcánico y Playa Fósil de Cap Negret (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.7 km
Day trip
- 06Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.3 km
- 07Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.2 km
- 08Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.2 km
- 09El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 10Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · la Nucia
€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 la Nucia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
736
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,017
Self-employed (approx.)
1,521
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Bernabe Cano Garcia (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) · 68.4 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 112.6 km · 87 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 50.5 km · 58 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 148.9 km · 118 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 112.6 km · 87 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 46 km · 66 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Nucia (U. Venta Aire) · 1.3 km · 5 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
10,362
542 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,904
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,449
128 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
5
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
20
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
la Nucia averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes la Nucia a practical base for remote work.
About la Nucia
la Nucia is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 996 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2196 €/m². Compare la Nucia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03094 · CP 03094 · lat 38.60111167917672, lon -0.12023988953438434 · 896 m · Income: €35,859