Finestrat

Finestrat
Finestrat
Municipality
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 38°34′01″N 0°12′45″W / 38.56694°N 0.21250°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante / Alacant
Comarca	Marina Baixa
Judicial district	Benidorm
Government
• Mayor	Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca (PP)
Area
• Total	42.25 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	6,381
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	finestratí, -ina (Val.) ; finestratense or finestrense (Sp.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03500, 03509
Official language(s)	Valencian; Spanish;
Website	www.ayto-finestrat.es

Finestrat (Valencian: [finesˈtɾat]; Spanish: [finesˈtɾat]) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Geography

Finestrat is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Benidorm and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Alicante International Airport. Accessed by road via the motorway AP-7 and exit 65-A, from where a local road connects to the town. Finestrat can also be accessed directly from the N-332. The old town is located inland but there is also about 267 metres (876 ft) of coast from Punta del Tossal to Cala de Finestrat (es). The beach of Cala de Finestrat is bordered by the towns of La Vila Joiosa to the southwest and Benidorm to the northeast. The municipality includes the mountain Puig Campana, whose summit reaches 1,410 m (4,630 ft).