Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03103
Penàguila
Penàguila: living in Alacant
Penàguila offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
305
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#5092 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 ~70 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~41 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.2% of padrón; international residents 6.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +4.1% vs last year; registered unemployment +15.4% over the series; mean age 50.1; foreign residents 6.8%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.3 km).
Place location
Penàguila in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.1
<16
9.1%
16–64
61%
65+
30%
International community
Spanish nationals: 272 (93.2%)
Foreign residents: 20 (6.8%)
- Romania: 6
- United Kingdom: 4
- Bolivia: 3
- Germany: 2
- Senegal: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Paraguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (16.5km)
329 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
78.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.6 km
- 02Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.3 km
- 03Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.2 km
- 04Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.5 km
- 05Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.7 km
Day trip
- 06Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.4 km
- 07Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.7 km
- 08Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.3 km
- 09Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.3 km
- 10Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Penàguila
€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 Penàguila you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
15
Affiliated workers (approx.)
132
Self-employed (approx.)
22
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Salvador Catalá Picó (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 140.9 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 71.7 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 75.1 km · 73 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 130.7 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 71.7 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 22 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cocentaina · 26.2 km · 41 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
161
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
61
200 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
32
105 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Penàguila averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 78.2%
SETELECO reports 78.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 4.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4.3 km away.
About Penàguila
Penàguila is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,677 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2877 €/m². Compare Penàguila with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03103 · CP 03103 · lat 38.6581529621505, lon -0.3735025199760009 · 677 m · Income: €33,570