Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03114
la Romana
la Romana: living in Alacant
la Romana offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
2,729
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1790 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~29 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 74% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 77.5% of padrón; international residents 22.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.2% over the series; mean age 47.9; foreign residents 22.5%; 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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
la Romana in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.9
<16
12.4%
16–64
59.9%
65+
27.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,886 (77.5%)
Foreign residents: 548 (22.5%)
- United Kingdom: 270
- Ecuador: 28
- Poland: 18
- France: 14
- Germany: 10
- Romania: 9
- Colombia: 7
- Italy: 6
English speakers ≈ 270
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (15.5km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.6 km
- 02Monte Coto-Pinoso (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.2 km
- 03Conjunto de El Prado-Rodriguillo (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.5 km
- 04Paraje Natural Municipal Clots de la Sal y Monte de la Mola, Novelda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.6 km
- 05Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.3 km
Day trip
- 06Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.3 km
- 07Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 08Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.6 km
- 09Laguna y Saleros de Villena (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.7 km
- 10El Hondo de Amoros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · la Romana
€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 la Romana you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
109
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,161
Self-employed (approx.)
196
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Nelson Romero Pastor (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) · 50.4 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 57.9 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 42.7 km · 54 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 132.9 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 57.9 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · NOVELDA-ASPE · 16.9 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Novelda · 14.4 km · 29 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
1,786
654 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
524
192 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
234
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
19
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
la Romana averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 73.5%
SETELECO reports 73.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Essential services on hand
7 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About la Romana
la Romana is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,709 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2909 €/m². Compare la Romana with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03114 · CP 03114 · lat 38.35516152691869, lon -0.9078528495285497 · 709 m · Income: €26,101