Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03047
Calp
Calp: living in Alacant
Calp offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
27,616
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#472 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~83 min; airport ~96 min; Renfe ~83 min; coach ~3 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 52.8% of padrón; international residents 47.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.1% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 47.2%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 13.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Calp in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
13.3%
16–64
62.4%
65+
24.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,006 (52.8%)
Foreign residents: 10,719 (47.2%)
- United Kingdom: 1,670
- Romania: 1,380
- Germany: 952
- Morocco: 713
- Russia: 678
- Colombia: 476
- France: 362
- Ukraine: 301
English speakers ≈ 1,670
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 77% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (38.8km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Salines de Calp (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 1.8 km
- 02Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2 km
- 03Penyal dIfac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.9 km
- 04Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3.2 km
- 05Les Sorts (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.9 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Riu Bullents (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.8 km
- 07Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.5 km
- 08Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.2 km
- 09Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 39.2 km
- 10Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 41.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Calp
€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 Calp you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
888
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12,274
Self-employed (approx.)
2,068
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Cesar Sanchez Perez (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 Valencia (VLC) · 134.5 km · 96 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 117.3 km · 83 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 65.2 km · 59 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 124.4 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 127.3 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 118.1 km · 83 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Calpe · 0.8 km · 3 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
14,801
536 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,672
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,324
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
24
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Calp averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.6%) makes Calp a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Calp.
About Calp
Calp is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 844 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2044 €/m². Compare Calp with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03047 · CP 03047 · lat 38.652635949344784, lon 0.044234539704594844 · 744 m · Income: €30,717