San Vicente del Raspeig / Sant Vicent del Raspeig explained

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.

Notable people

Twin towns

San Vicente del Raspeig is twinned with:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La ciudad y sus rincones . Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Raspeig . 7 January 2021.