Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig
Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sequet però sanet (Dry but healthy) | |
Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′47″N 0°31′31″W / 38.39639°N 0.52528°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Alacant / Alicante |
| Comarca | Alacantí |
| Judicial district | Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Rafael Pascual Llopis (2023) (PPCV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 56,715 |
| • Density | 1,399/km2 (3,622/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | • santvicenter, -a (Val.) • sanvicentero, -a (Sp.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03690, 03699 |
| Official language(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian)[a] or San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish),[b] or simply Sant Vicent / San Vicente,[c] 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.[2]
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
- Juanma Acevedo, footballer
Twin towns
San Vicente del Raspeig is twinned with:
- L'Isle-d'Abeau, France
Notes
References
- ^ "Disposición de denominación de municipio (Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig)".
- ^ "La ciudad y sus rincones". Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Raspeig. Retrieved 7 January 2021.