Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03098
Orxeta
Orxeta: living in Alacant
Orxeta offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
906
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2156 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~123 min; airport ~143 min; Renfe ~87 min; coach ~65 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.8% of padrón; international residents 18.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.9% over the series; mean age 46.6; foreign residents 18.2%; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Orxeta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.6
<16
12.9%
16–64
64.9%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 602 (81.8%)
Foreign residents: 134 (18.2%)
- United Kingdom: 58
- France: 11
- Germany: 10
- Morocco: 10
- Romania: 5
- Italy: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Poland: 1
English speakers ≈ 58
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 03004 (8.7km)
329 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
- 01Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 1.3 km
- 02Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.7 km
- 03Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.6 km
- 04Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 17.8 km
- 05Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 18.2 km
Day trip
- 06Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.5 km
- 07Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.1 km
- 08Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.2 km
- 09Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.2 km
- 10Salines de Calp (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orxeta
€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 Orxeta you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
41
Affiliated workers (approx.)
417
Self-employed (approx.)
71
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jaime Miguel Lloret 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) · 61.8 km · 143 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 106.6 km · 123 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 43.9 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 147.5 km · 168 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 106.6 km · 123 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 45.2 km · 87 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villajoyosa · 23.6 km · 65 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
760
839 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
130
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
141
156 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Orxeta averages about 2794 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.
Nature 2.9 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.9 km away.
About Orxeta
Orxeta is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,000 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2200 €/m². Compare Orxeta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03098 · CP 03098 · lat 38.55351835728937, lon -0.2797614802429839 · 900 m · Income: €30,240