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La Romana, Alicante property and area FAQs
La Romana is a village of some 2,500 people, located in the foothills of the Serra del Reclot, in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, a few kilometres from l’Alguenya and several kilometres from el Fondó de les Neus and Novelda, in the autonomous community of Valencia, southern Spain. The village is surrounded by countryside where vineyards and almond orchards are grown. The area is also noted for the number of quarries producing marble and limestone. There are a number of cave dwellings around La Romana which are still in use, many having been converted into modern homes. The main village is set out on a grid pattern of mostly one-way streets, with very few buildings higher than one storey, with clean, tree lined streets.
Place and geography
What kind of place is La Romana?
La Romana is a village of some 2,500 people, located in the foothills of the Serra del Reclot, in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, a few kilometres from l’Alguenya and several kilometres from el Fondó de les Neus and Novelda, in the autonomous community of Valencia, southern Spain.
How is La Romana organised into official settlements?
La Romana’s current IGN settlement record contains 3 official population nuclei. The imported source records are dated through 2025-11-27. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is la Romana, at a recorded elevation of approximately 422 metres. Other population-bearing nuclei in the extract include Algaiat (214 residents in the cited settlement record) and Benesa (58 residents in the cited settlement record). Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What else is documented about La Romana?
The village is surrounded by countryside where vineyards and almond orchards are grown. The area is also noted for the number of quarries producing marble and limestone. There are a number of cave dwellings around La Romana which are still in use, many having been converted into modern homes. The main village is set out on a grid pattern of mostly one-way streets, with very few buildings higher than one storey, with clean, tree lined streets.
What is the recorded municipal area for La Romana?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 43.3 square kilometres for La Romana municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
What geographic level does the La Romana page cover?
La Romana is treated as an official municipality. The page is joined to institutional datasets by its five-digit INE identity, not by a loose name match.
What geographic scope do the facts for La Romana use?
The stated official-data scope is La Romana municipality. Current NLS listings use the property-search area itself, while official market and demographic measures keep their own published geography visible.
What population density follows from the published figures for La Romana?
Dividing the INE population of 2,680 by the recorded municipal area of 43.3 km² gives approximately 61.9 residents per km² for La Romana municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for La Romana?
The latest imported INE population for La Romana municipality is 2,680, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in La Romana?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for La Romana municipality, recorded population changed by 12.7%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for La Romana?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for La Romana municipality is €10,706 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in La Romana?
INE records an average age of 47.9 years for La Romana municipality, for period 2023.
What is the simple mean of the published population observations used for La Romana?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 9 displayed population observations for La Romana municipality is 2,481 residents. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What share of residents in La Romana is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 25.3% for La Romana municipality, in period 2023.
How extensive is the current population series used for La Romana?
The page uses 9 published observations for La Romana municipality, running from 2015 to 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for La Romana?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for La Romana municipality records €1,038 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider La Romana market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 31.0% for Comunitat Valenciana in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
Where does the published regional foreign-buyer share series for La Romana begin?
The displayed series for Comunitat Valenciana begins at 28.5% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to La Romana?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Comunitat Valenciana, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 31.0% in 2026Q2.
When does the current regional house-price index series for La Romana reach its maximum?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Comunitat Valenciana, the highest regional house-price index value is 111.7 index points in 2026Q2.
What is the simple mean of the published quarterly transaction count observations used for La Romana?
The simple arithmetic mean across the 12 displayed quarterly transaction count observations for La Romana municipality is 16 transactions. It is calculated from the published points and is not a separate official benchmark.
What period span does the displayed regional house-price index evidence cover for La Romana?
The page uses 8 published observations for Comunitat Valenciana, running from 2024Q3 to 2026Q2.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for La Romana?
Dirección General del Catastro records 2,038 buildings for La Romana municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for La Romana?
The current Catastro building extract records 1,875 dwellings for La Romana municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in La Romana?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,960 for La Romana municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for La Romana?
The current official administrative extract contains 427 energy certificates for La Romana municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
How prominent is the 2010 onward construction band in La Romana?
The 2010 onward band contains 91 recorded buildings for La Romana municipality, representing 4.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
What share of recorded energy certificates in La Romana is rated A to C?
Among the imported certificates for La Romana municipality, 13.8% are rated A, B or C. The share applies only to registered certificates in the dataset.
How much of the recorded La Romana building stock falls in the 1970–1989 band?
The 1970–1989 band contains 643 recorded buildings for La Romana municipality, representing 31.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in La Romana on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 2 listings for La Romana. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
Are inactive or private listings included in the current La Romana inventory?
No. The La Romana count includes only active listings that are eligible for the public NLS catalogue at the time the page is generated. Draft, withdrawn, private and feed-private records do not create a public area or property-type page.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.