Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03132
la Torre de les Maçanes
la Torre de les Maçanes: living in Alacant
la Torre de les Maçanes offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
749
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2710 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~114 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~39 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 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 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 50.0; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.3 km).
Place location
la Torre de les Maçanes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50
<16
7.9%
16–64
63.4%
65+
28.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 565 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 96 (14.5%)
- Germany: 18
- United Kingdom: 15
- Romania: 14
- Paraguay: 3
- Argentina: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- France: 1
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 15
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 03004 (11.3km)
329 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.7 km
- 02Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.4 km
- 03Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.2 km
- 04Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.3 km
- 05Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.6 km
- 07Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.7 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.5 km
- 09L`Ermita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.9 km
- 10Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · la Torre de les Maçanes
€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 Torre de les Maçanes you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.4%
SEPE unemployed
40
Affiliated workers (approx.)
336
Self-employed (approx.)
57
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jose Miguel Bernabeu Llinares (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) · 142.8 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 73.7 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 77.1 km · 71 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 132.7 km · 113 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 73.7 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 24 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cocentaina · 28.2 km · 39 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
459
613 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
184
246 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
173
231 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
2
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
la Torre de les Maçanes averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 79.5%
SETELECO reports 79.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About la Torre de les Maçanes
la Torre de les Maçanes is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,769 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2969 €/m². Compare la Torre de les Maçanes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03132 · CP 03132 · lat 38.604848540394705, lon -0.41147828087666083 · 769 m · Income: €30,697