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Paperwork for foreign owners in Orihuela Costa
Your town hall is inland. Your counter is in Playa Flamenca.
Orihuela Costa is not a municipality: it is a district of Orihuela, whose town centre lies inland. The coastal strip (Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Cabo Roig, Punta Prima, Villamartín) shares a town hall with a city many owners have never seen.
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Need to register on the padrón in Orihuela? We assemble the file this town hall asks for, file it and hand you the certificate.
Which administration you belong to
We are in Rojales. Here we drive over, the same day if needed.
What catches people out here
The municipality of Orihuela is very large and very spread out, and its coast is separated from the town centre by several kilometres of countryside. That does not mean every errand goes inland: the padrón is dealt with at two counters, the one in Orihuela city (Poeta del Pueblo building, calle Ruiz Capdepón 7, 8.30 to 14.15) and the Oficina Municipal Orihuela Costa (plaza del Oriol 1, Playa Flamenca, 8.30 to 13.30). Both are the same town hall.
What does change the arithmetic is the rest: both require an appointment, booked on 966 340 347 or through the council's electronic office, both open weekday mornings only, and the booking is made from abroad, in Spanish. For an owner who comes for three weeks in summer, that is the part to settle before the flight, not the drive.
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Questions about this service
Where do I register on the padrón if my house is in Orihuela Costa?
At the Oficina Municipal Orihuela Costa, plaza del Oriol 1, Playa Flamenca, Monday to Friday 8.30 to 13.30, or at the Orihuela city office, calle Ruiz Capdepón 7, 8.30 to 14.15. Both require an appointment, booked on 966 340 347 or through the council's electronic office.
Are Playa Flamenca, La Zenia or Cabo Roig separate municipalities?
No. They are urbanisations and areas within the district of Orihuela Costa, and all of them come under Orihuela town hall. On an official form the municipality is Orihuela.
Is the holiday-let register the Valencian one or the Murcian one?
The Valencian one. Orihuela is in the province of Alicante and therefore in the Valencian Community, even though the Region of Murcia is a few kilometres away. It is a common confusion all along this strip, and an expensive one.
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This page was last checked on 4 September 2026
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