Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03137
la Vall de Laguar
la Vall de Laguar: living in Alacant
la Vall de Laguar offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, several local amenities and a small rural municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
905
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3626 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~114 min; Renfe ~98 min; coach ~36 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 33% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 85.9% of padrón; international residents 14.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.5% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 14.1%; 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
la Vall de Laguar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
10.1%
16–64
53.8%
65+
36.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 727 (85.9%)
Foreign residents: 119 (14.1%)
- United Kingdom: 43
- Germany: 15
- Romania: 8
- France: 5
- Poland: 3
- Ukraine: 2
- Argentina: 2
- Cuba: 2
English speakers ≈ 43
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 (19.1km)
319 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
32.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.2 km
- 02Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.3 km
- 03Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.4 km
- 04Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.4 km
- 05Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.6 km
Day trip
- 06El Surar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.7 km
- 07Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 08Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.2 km
- 09Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.9 km
- 10Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · la Vall de Laguar
€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 Vall de Laguar you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
345
Self-employed (approx.)
58
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ACOR
Juan Carlos Mengual Mengual (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromís Per la Vall de Laguar: 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) · 129.5 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 112.3 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 103.3 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 119.3 km · 115 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 110.3 km · 132 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 50.3 km · 98 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 16.3 km · 36 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
550
608 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
152
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
100
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
16
18 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
la Vall de Laguar averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About la Vall de Laguar
la Vall de Laguar is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,774 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2974 €/m². Compare la Vall de Laguar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03137 · CP 03137 · lat 38.775058183091765, lon -0.1308774570101776 · 774 m · Income: €27,230