San Vicente del Raspeig
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.
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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.
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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.
• Type — City and municipality • Name — San Vicente del Raspeig • Native Name — Sant Vicent del Raspeig • Official Name — Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig (official) • Image Flag — Bandera de Sant Vicent del Raspeig.svg • Image Shield — Escut de Sant Vicent del Raspeig (truncat).svg • Motto — Sequet però sanet (Dry but healthy) • Pushpin Map — Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain • Pushpin Label — Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig • Pushpin Label Position — right • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Valencian Community • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Alacant / Alicante • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Alacantí • Subdivision Type4 — Judicial district • Subdivision Name4 — Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig • 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 — • santvicenter, -a (Val.) • sanvicentero/a (Sp.) • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 03690–03699 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — +34 (ES) 96 (A) • Leader Title — Alcalde (Mayor) • Leader Name — José Rafael Pascual Llopis (2023) • Leader Party — PPCV 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.
Notable people
Notable people
• Juanma Acevedo, footballer
Twin towns
Twin towns
San Vicente del Raspeig is twinned with: • France L'Isle-d'Abeau, France
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