Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03069
Finestrat
Finestrat: living in Alacant
Finestrat offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,919
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#215 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~81 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~45 min; coach ~18 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 60.7% of padrón; international residents 39.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 9.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +6.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.5% over the series; mean age 41.4; foreign residents 39.3%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 76.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Finestrat in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.4
<16
16.5%
16–64
68%
65+
15.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,078 (60.7%)
Foreign residents: 2,637 (39.3%)
- United Kingdom: 479
- Russia: 354
- Romania: 213
- Ukraine: 107
- Italy: 106
- Morocco: 106
- Bulgaria: 87
- France: 78
English speakers ≈ 479
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 03004 (15.6km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.2 km
- 02Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.4 km
- 03Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.5 km
- 04Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.6 km
- 05Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.8 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.5 km
- 07Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.7 km
- 08Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.7 km
- 09Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.7 km
- 10Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Finestrat
€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 Finestrat you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
SEPE unemployed
287
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,813
Self-employed (approx.)
809
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Juan Francisco Perez Llorca (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) · 60.9 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 105.1 km · 81 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 43 km · 52 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 152 km · 122 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 105.1 km · 81 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 44.3 km · 45 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Nucia (Urb. Coblanca) · 9.3 km · 18 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
7,758
782 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
1,029
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
1,045
105 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
6
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Finestrat averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~77%
About 77% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 84.5%
SETELECO reports 84.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Finestrat
Finestrat is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 908 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2108 €/m². Compare Finestrat with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03069 · CP 03069 · lat 38.574181072216895, lon -0.20339075433956996 · 808 m · Income: €33,102