Settlement Type: | Municipality |
San Vicente del Raspeig | |
Native Name: | |
Motto: | Sequet però sanet (Dry but healthy) |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Alicante |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Alacantí |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | San Vicente del Raspeig |
Coordinates: | 38.3964°N -0.5253°W |
Elevation M: | 109 |
Elevation Min M: | 85 |
Elevation Max M: | 440 |
Area Total Km2: | 40.55 |
Population Total: | 56715 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Demonym: | Sanvicentero, -a Santvicenter, -a |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish,Valencian |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 03690, 03699 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | José Rafael Pascual Llopis (2023) |
Leader Party: | PPCV/PP |
San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish) or Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian), or simply San Vicente, 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 Alicante 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.[1]
There are two important festivals every year: the Bonfires called Fogueres de Sant Vicent in July, and the festival of Moors and Christians in late April.
The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories.
San Vicente del Raspeig is twinned with: