Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03008
Alcoleja
Alcoleja: living in Alacant
Alcoleja offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
184
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3008 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~29 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −46.7% over the series; mean age 52.6; foreign residents 2.3%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,574; Natura 2000 covers about 73.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Alcoleja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.6
<16
12.8%
16–64
54.1%
65+
33.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 169 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 4 (2.3%)
- United Kingdom: 2
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (17.5km)
329 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.9%
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 · 8.2 km
- 02Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.4 km
- 03Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.3 km
- 04Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.3 km
- 05Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 11.4 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27 km
- 08Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.8 km
- 09Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.2 km
- 10Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcoleja
€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 Alcoleja you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
71
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Fracisco Miguel Fenollar Ivañez (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) · 131.3 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 75.1 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 78.5 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 121.1 km · 103 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 75.1 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 18.2 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cocentaina · 17.1 km · 29 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
116
630 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
53
288 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
19
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Alcoleja averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~73%
About 73% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 80.9%
SETELECO reports 80.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alcoleja
Alcoleja is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 721 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1921 €/m². Compare Alcoleja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03008 · CP 03008 · lat 38.6648933138262, lon -0.32746259748487533 · 621 m · Income: €30,274