Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03088
Monforte del Cid
Monforte del Cid: living in Alacant
Monforte del Cid offers 2813 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,283
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#115 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,813 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.1% of padrón; international residents 10.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.3% over the series; mean age 40.5; foreign residents 10.9%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Monforte del Cid in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.5
<16
17.5%
16–64
69.1%
65+
13.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,273 (89.1%)
Foreign residents: 892 (10.9%)
- Algeria: 196
- United Kingdom: 93
- Romania: 90
- Ecuador: 88
- Morocco: 67
- Bolivia: 63
- Colombia: 36
- Italy: 32
English speakers ≈ 93
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 72% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03002 (7.9km)
331 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.2 km
- 02Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.1 km
- 03Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.3 km
- 04Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.2 km
- 05Paraje Natural Municipal Clots de la Sal y Monte de la Mola, Novelda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.7 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.2 km
- 07El Hondo de Amoros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 08Desembocadura y frente litoral del Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.7 km
- 09Illa de Tabarca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.9 km
- 10Conjunto de El Prado-Rodriguillo (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Monforte del Cid
€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 Monforte del Cid you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
422
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,556
Self-employed (approx.)
770
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- EUPV
Juan José Hernández Rico (EUPV:ADELANTE)
2023–2027 · Esquerra Unida: Adelante
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) · 32 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 48.5 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 24.2 km · 25 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 129.2 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 48.5 km · 38 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · NOVELDA-ASPE · 12.9 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Monforte Del Cid · 7 km · 10 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
4,616
497 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,105
119 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
622
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
70
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2813 sunshine hours
Monforte del Cid averages about 2813 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.9%
SETELECO reports 92.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Monforte del Cid.
About Monforte del Cid
Monforte del Cid is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 969 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2169 €/m². Compare Monforte del Cid with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03088 · CP 03088 · lat 38.38499206367101, lon -0.6950042006447161 · 869 m · Income: €31,762