Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03127
Tàrbena
Tàrbena: living in Alacant
Tàrbena offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and several local amenities — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
662
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4079 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 4.2/10
Average. Hospital ~109 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~85 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,714 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 65% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 62.7% of padrón; international residents 37.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.2% over the series; mean age 52.6; foreign residents 37.3%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 30.6% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Tàrbena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.6
<16
7.9%
16–64
60.7%
65+
31.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 405 (62.7%)
Foreign residents: 241 (37.3%)
- United Kingdom: 80
- Germany: 35
- France: 28
- Romania: 9
- Bulgaria: 4
- Dominican Republic: 4
- Ecuador: 3
- Poland: 2
English speakers ≈ 80
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 53% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (27.2km)
319 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
65%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.4 km
- 02Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.6 km
- 03Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 4.7 km
- 04Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.1 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.2 km
Day trip
- 06Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.2 km
- 07Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28 km
- 08Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.3 km
- 09Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.5 km
- 10Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tàrbena
€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 Tàrbena you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
24
Affiliated workers (approx.)
286
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- IPT-
Francisco Javier Molines Sifre (IPT-FEPAL)
2023–2027 · Independents Per Tàrbena
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 Valencia (VLC) · 139 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 121.8 km · 109 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 79.4 km · 87 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 128.9 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 109.3 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 49.2 km · 85 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Callosa Ensarria · 15 km · 25 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
378
571 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
163
246 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
69
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Tàrbena averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Founded ~1750
Historical record places Tàrbena around 1750 — older settlement heritage.
About Tàrbena
Tàrbena is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,743 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2943 €/m². Compare Tàrbena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03127 · CP 03127 · lat 38.707183250224496, lon -0.09657836902511532 · 743 m · Income: €25,018