Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03099
Orihuela
Orihuela: living in Alacant
Orihuela offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
84,560
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#893 / 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~7 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 · 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 67.8% of padrón; international residents 32.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.6% over the series; mean age 44.7; foreign residents 32.2%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 13.9% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Orihuela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.7
<16
14.3%
16–64
62.4%
65+
23.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 52,510 (67.8%)
Foreign residents: 24,904 (32.2%)
- United Kingdom: 9,514
- Morocco: 1,880
- Russia: 1,258
- Bulgaria: 973
- Romania: 923
- Germany: 809
- Algeria: 778
- Ukraine: 749
English speakers ≈ 9,514
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (16.6km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.1 km
- 02La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.6 km
- 03Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.6 km
- 04La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5 km
- 05La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.4 km
Day trip
- 06Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 27.8 km
- 07Cabezo Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.8 km
- 08Sierra de la Pila (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 30.3 km
- 09Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.3 km
- 10Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orihuela
€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 Orihuela you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
4,010
Affiliated workers (approx.)
37,389
Self-employed (approx.)
6,332
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jose Vegara Dura (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 71.1 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 95.7 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 41 km · 39 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 87.2 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 95.7 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ORIHUELA-MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ · 4.1 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Orihuela · 4.2 km · 7 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
62,165
735 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
8,689
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
5,327
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
61
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
396
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Orihuela averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92%
SETELECO reports 92% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Orihuela.
About Orihuela
Orihuela is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,001 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2201 €/m². Compare Orihuela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03099 · CP 03099 · lat 38.06720168117223, lon -0.9093755401130642 · 901 m · Income: €29,671