Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03064
Dolores
Dolores: living in Alacant
Dolores offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
8,326
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#645 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~84 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~4 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 82.8% of padrón; international residents 17.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.6% over the series; mean age 42.1; foreign residents 17.2%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Dolores in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.1
<16
17.1%
16–64
65.2%
65+
17.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,184 (82.8%)
Foreign residents: 1,286 (17.2%)
- Morocco: 577
- United Kingdom: 311
- Germany: 34
- Romania: 31
- Chile: 29
- France: 21
- Ecuador: 20
- Algeria: 16
English speakers ≈ 311
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 74% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (14.7km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.1 km
- 02El Hondo de Amoros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.6 km
- 03El Fondó/El Hondo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.7 km
- 04Parque Natural del Fondo d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 2.7 km
- 05Desembocadura y frente litoral del Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.3 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 07Lagunas de Lo Monte (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.4 km
- 08Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28 km
- 09Paraje Natural Municipal Clots de la Sal y Monte de la Mola, Novelda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.3 km
- 10Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Dolores
€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 Dolores you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.3%
SEPE unemployed
561
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,825
Self-employed (approx.)
651
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jose Joaquin Hernandez Saez (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) · 49.8 km · 84 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 87.2 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 51.7 km · 40 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 90.4 km · 74 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 87.2 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN ISIDRO-ALBATERA-CATRAL · 11.2 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Dolores · 1.8 km · 4 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
4,412
530 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,038
125 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
526
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
46
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Dolores averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91.7%
SETELECO reports 91.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Dolores.
About Dolores
Dolores is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 903 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2103 €/m². Compare Dolores with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03064 · CP 03064 · lat 38.138893474594965, lon -0.7549227197139302 · 803 m · Income: €27,277