Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03112
Relleu
Relleu: living in Alacant
Relleu offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,375
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1637 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~87 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~51 min; coach ~37 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 62.5% of padrón; international residents 37.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +6.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.8% over the series; mean age 51.3; foreign residents 37.5%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 16.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
Relleu in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.3
<16
8.6%
16–64
60.5%
65+
30.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 725 (62.5%)
Foreign residents: 435 (37.5%)
- United Kingdom: 231
- Romania: 40
- Russia: 8
- France: 6
- Germany: 5
- Ukraine: 5
- Argentina: 4
- Algeria: 2
English speakers ≈ 231
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 03004 (7.1km)
329 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
67.4%
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 · 4.1 km
- 02Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.7 km
- 03Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.6 km
- 04Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 15.5 km
- 05Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.2 km
Day trip
- 06Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 07Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.9 km
- 08Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.4 km
- 09Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.6 km
- 10Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Relleu
€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 Relleu you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
592
Self-employed (approx.)
100
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Lino Antonio Pascual Carbonell (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) · 54.5 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 99.3 km · 87 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 36.7 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 145.8 km · 140 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 99.3 km · 87 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 37.9 km · 51 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Campello · 22.9 km · 37 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
3,309
2,407 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
423
308 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
118
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Relleu averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~17%
About 17% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Relleu
Relleu is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,707 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2907 €/m². Compare Relleu with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03112 · CP 03112 · lat 38.57133377756625, lon -0.33953963401773507 · 707 m · Income: €30,091