San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig
Alicante · Comunidad Valenciana
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San Vicente del Raspeig, in Spanish, or Sant Vicent del Raspeig, in Valencian (officially: Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig), known simply as San Vicente or Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city (6 km away and connected by bus routes and tram). It has an area of 40.5 km² and according to the 2007 census, a total population of 55.434 inhabitants, with a large student population because it contains part of the University of Alicante (Universitat d'Alacant), a major educational institution. The town was founded in 1836 with the motto sequet però sanet ("dry but healthy"), but it was not considered a municipality until 1848. There are two important festivals every year: the Bonfires called Fogueres de Sant Vicent in July, and the festival of Moros i Cristians in late April. The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories.
History
En el término municipal de San Vicente del Raspeig se encuentra, desde su fundación en 1979, el campus de la Universidad de Alicante. Este hecho le ha valido para colocársele desde entonces la etiqueta de ciudad universitaria y de residencia. Los núcleos urbanos de Alicante y de San Vicente forman un continuo urbanizado, además de poseer comunicaciones entre sí como tren Cercanías, tranvía TRAM (L2) o el autobús de línea n.º 24.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- April: Fiestas Patronales de Moros y Cristianos (7) · Sevilla (10) · San Vicente (10) · Barcelona (23)
- July: Les Fogueres i Barraques (10) · Hogueras (16)
- September: Medio Año (25)
- October: Mercado Medieval (9)
Famous people
•Daniel Holgado, piloto de motociclismo español
•Darío Poveda, futbolista español
•Alejandro Martínez Chorro
•José Sirvent Bas, futbolista español
•Luisa Pastor Lillo, política española
•Daniel Andújar, mediofondista español
•José Vicente Beviá Pastor, catedrático y político socialista español (1933-2017)
•Alberto Carbonell, futbolista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Jesús Villar
Web oficial: http://www.raspeig.es
Town hall of San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig
Alcaldía: Jesús Villar Web oficial: http://www.raspeig.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 9 km from Alicante/Alacant (about 6 min by car)
- 🚗 26 km from Elche/Elx (about 18 min by car)
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- ✈️ 16 km from Alicante-Elche airport (about 11 min by car)
- ✈️ 105 km from Región de Murcia airport (about 74 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Nou Mercat · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Aparcamiento Lillo Juan · 0.1 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banc Santander · 0.1 km away
- Banc Sabadell · 0.1 km away
- Banc Santander · 0.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Nearest petrol station · 0.7 km away
- Nearest petrol station · 0.7 km away
- Nearest petrol station · 1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Agencia Walkitur · 0.3 km away
- Poste señalización · 0.6 km away
- Tourist office · 1.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador Parque de Orgegia · 4.6 km away
- Mirador Interior Monte Orgegia · 4.7 km away
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