Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03113
Rojales
Rojales: living in Alacant
Rojales offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
17,652
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1986 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 31.3% of padrón; international residents 68.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.5% over the series; mean age 52.5; foreign residents 68.7%; 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 · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Rojales in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.5
<16
9.5%
16–64
52%
65+
38.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,307 (31.3%)
Foreign residents: 11,656 (68.7%)
- United Kingdom: 5,846
- Germany: 708
- Morocco: 501
- Russia: 443
- France: 139
- China: 128
- Bulgaria: 91
- Ecuador: 89
English speakers ≈ 5,846
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 03005 (21.9km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.2 km
- 02Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.2 km
- 03Desembocadura y frente litoral del Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.8 km
- 04El Hondo de Amoros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.7 km
- 05Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.9 km
Day trip
- 06Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.9 km
- 07Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26 km
- 08Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.8 km
- 09Saladar d`Aigua Amarga (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28 km
- 10Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rojales
€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 Rojales you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
517
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,531
Self-employed (approx.)
1,101
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Antonio Perez Garcia (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 Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 57.8 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 95.2 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 59.7 km · 51 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 83 km · 76 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 95.2 km · 71 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN ISIDRO-ALBATERA-CATRAL · 19.2 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Guardamar · 9.9 km · 24 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
13,679
775 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
1,556
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
983
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
23
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Rojales averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.1%) makes Rojales a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Rojales.
About Rojales
Rojales is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,708 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2908 €/m². Compare Rojales with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03113 · CP 03113 · lat 38.07399332374561, lon -0.7183929569749244 · 708 m · Income: €26,260