Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03049
Callosa de Segura
Callosa de Segura: living in Alacant
Callosa de Segura offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
19,988
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#764 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~61 min; airport ~84 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~5 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 79.1% of padrón; international residents 20.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.8% over the series; mean age 40.0; foreign residents 20.9%; 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 24.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Callosa de Segura in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40
<16
19.8%
16–64
64%
65+
16.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,060 (79.1%)
Foreign residents: 3,978 (20.9%)
- Morocco: 3,094
- Ukraine: 151
- Ecuador: 142
- Romania: 68
- Algeria: 68
- Bulgaria: 55
- United Kingdom: 55
- Colombia: 32
English speakers ≈ 55
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 76% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (9.3km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 0.9 km
- 02La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.9 km
- 03Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.8 km
- 04El Fondó/El Hondo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.5 km
- 05Parque Natural del Fondo d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.5 km
Day trip
- 06Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26.5 km
- 07Lagunas de Lo Monte (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.8 km
- 08Monte Coto-Pinoso (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.1 km
- 09Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.4 km
- 10Sierra de la Pila (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Callosa de Segura
€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 Callosa de Segura you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
1,154
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,037
Self-employed (approx.)
1,535
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Manuel Martinez Sirvent (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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) · 46.8 km · 84 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 84.3 km · 61 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 41 km · 34 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 97.9 km · 82 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 84.3 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CALLOSA DE SEGURA-COX · 2.3 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Callosa · 0.9 km · 5 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
9,319
466 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,561
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,038
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
47
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Callosa de Segura averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~25%
About 25% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 93.6%
SETELECO reports 93.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Callosa de Segura
Callosa de Segura is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 846 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2046 €/m². Compare Callosa de Segura with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03049 · CP 03049 · lat 38.134147773894846, lon -0.8710927168760796 · 746 m · Income: €29,943