Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03029
Benigembla
Benigembla: living in Alacant
Benigembla offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
590
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3523 / 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~99 min; airport ~112 min; Renfe ~85 min; coach ~25 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 70% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 56.5% of padrón; international residents 43.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +5.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +5.9% over the series; mean age 54.7; foreign residents 43.5%; 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 7.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Benigembla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
8.4%
16–64
53.5%
65+
38.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 277 (56.5%)
Foreign residents: 213 (43.5%)
- United Kingdom: 165
- Germany: 8
- Romania: 4
- Italy: 3
- France: 2
- Russia: 2
- Uruguay: 2
English speakers ≈ 165
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 79% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (22.5km)
319 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
69.6%
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 · 5.7 km
- 02Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.4 km
- 03Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.2 km
- 04Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 12.1 km
- 05Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.5 km
Day trip
- 06L`Ermita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.3 km
- 07Ullal de l`Estany del Duc (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 08Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.7 km
- 09Marjal de la Safor (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.3 km
- 10Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benigembla
€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 Benigembla you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
18
Affiliated workers (approx.)
225
Self-employed (approx.)
38
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
María Trinidad Torres Moll (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) · 130.2 km · 112 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 113 km · 99 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 92.5 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 120.1 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 106.4 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 46.4 km · 85 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 12.6 km · 25 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
344
583 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
95
161 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
60
102 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
2714 sunshine hours
Benigembla averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Nature 0.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 0.8 km away.
About Benigembla
Benigembla is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 784 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1984 €/m². Compare Benigembla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03029 · CP 03029 · lat 38.74686727425903, lon -0.11580630693436185 · 684 m · Income: €28,380