San Vicente del Raspeig / Sant Vicent del Raspeig

San Vicente del Raspeig or Sant Vicent del Raspeig, or simply San Vicente / Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city.

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, a major educational institution.

The town was founded in 1836 with the motto sequet però sanet, 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 Moors and Christians in late April.