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Pilar de la Horadada

Coastal town

Pilar de la Horadada is a town and district in the Province of Alicante, in the southeast of Spain. Located 66 km south of Alicante, the city is the southernmost of the Valencian Community, only 1 km north of the regional border (with the Province of Murcia).

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The town and its neighbouring villages (Pinar de Campoverde and Torre de la Horadada) are home to thousands of British, German and northern European expatriates. Region de Murcia Airport RMU (Corvera, Murcia) is within close proximity.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Pilar de la Horadada
Province
Alicante
Autonomous community
Valencia
Population (INE 2025)
24,316
Altitude
32 m
Area (IGN)
74.3 km²
District
Vega Baja
Postcode
03190–03192
Demonym
pilareña / Pilareño
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Where to sleep in Pilar de la Horadada

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Pilar de la Horadada at a glance

Distance to a city
Torrevieja, 16 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (98,533 inhab.)
Alicante, the provincial capital, 60 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
24,316 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 20 stops in the village
Train: Balsicas Mar Menor, 15 km away
Airport: Murcia, 30 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Comunidad Valenciana)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €401/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €2,021/m² (appraised value, provincial average)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
3 health centres
6 pharmacies
Education
2 nursery schools
6 primary schools
1 secondary school
Sports facilities
54 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 99% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 99%

Useful information

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes99 %

No data on: train station, motorhomes.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Housing

Right now nobody has listed a home or land in Pilar de la Horadada. Rental and purchase prices for the area are under “Cost of living”.

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Cost of living

Official figures, each with its source, its year and whether it refers to the village or the province. They are medians and averages: your case may differ.

Cost of living in Pilar de la Horadada, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Pilar de la Horadada · 1,036 leases€401/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Pilar de la Horadada€500/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for the province of Alicante€2,021/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Pilar de la Horadada€30,407/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 36 petrol stations within 10 km€1.769/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 36 petrol stations within 10 km€1.862/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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