Elche, a city
to live in

Elche enjoys a typical Mediterranean environment, with mild winters and moderately hot summers, with temperatures between 26 º averages in the summer and 17º in the winter.

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Sanidad

Movilidad

Elche enjoys a typical Mediterranean environment, with mild winters and moderately hot summers, with temperatures between 26 º averages in the summer and 17º in the winter.

Its vast municipal district includes urban, rural and coastal areas, which all have infrastructures and services, and a significant housing stock of different types for sale and to rent.

Elche is, also, a driving force of wealth, employment and economic growth  of the province and the region, and it has an entrepreneurial tradition that favours the development and the consolidation of a major business network that is constantly expanding into innovative sectors of the economy.

Elche is, in short, a very attractive place to settle. And to set up your company.

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Education

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  • 38 state schools in the city, 12 in the villages of the municipal district.
  • 8 semi-private schools that receive subsidies from the Spanish government in the city, 1 in the countryside of Elche.
  • 1 private school in the city, 1 in the countryside of Elche.
  • 5 municipal nursery schools.
  • 17 state schools.
  • 8 semi-private schools that receive subsidies from the Spanish government.
  • 2 private schools with bilingual Spanish-English education.
  • 2 Public universities, UMH of Elche and UNED open university.
  • 1 Private University, UCH-CEU, with two campuses in the city.
  • The city has an Official School of Languages and a Professional Music School.
The wide offer of vocational training in middle and higher cycles is significant, which stands out for its diversification in professional families, some linked to the footwear industry.
  • Municipal Historic Archives of Elche.
  • Vicente Segarra Mobile Library.
  • Pedro Ibarra Central Library.
  • And 7 libraries and 8 study areas located in the different districts and villages.
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Health

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3 hospitals:

  • Elche General University Hospital.

  • Vinalopó University Hospital.

  • Hospital IMED Elche.

And an extensive network of Health Centres, Clinics and Emergency Services spread out over the city and in the villages.

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Urban Mobility

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The bus is the ultimate means of urban transport in Elche. Autobuses Urbanos de Elche S. A. (AUESA) has a large fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles,   with more than twenty bus routes throughout the city and the villages. AUESA has taken part in European projects to promote alternative sources of energy and new technology. Young people under 26 who are registered as residents in Elche have the Bus Lliure card to use the bus service free of charge.

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www.elche.es/movilidad/autobus

Bicielx, the public municipal bicycle transport service, enables citizens and visitors to cycle around the city on rental bikes that are available in the extensive network of bicycle stations. Bicielx has daily, weekly, monthly and annual bicycle passes available.

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https://bicielx.es/ 

There are two companies that provide the taxi service in Elche: Radiotaxi Elche and Servitaxi Elx, which operate both at their taxi stands and at the airport.

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https://www.visitelche.com/taxi/

Elche is planning to set up a tram line that will join the city up with strategic points of the municipal district, such as the Elche Business Park and the   Alicante-Elche Airport.

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https://www.elche.es/2023/09/la-generalitat-se-compromete-a-incluir-el-estudio-tecnico-del-tram-de-elche-en-los-presupuestos-de-2024/

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Elche has a public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in different strategic points of the municipality.

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