Town
Alicante · Vega Baja
San Isidro
San Isidro was laid out in the 1950s by José Luis Fernández del Amo to reclaim saline ground, beside the Bronze Age and emirate-period site of Cabezo Pardo.
Colonisation town and archaeology
A planned settlement over a much older landscape
San Isidro was laid out in the 1950s by José Luis Fernández del Amo to reclaim saline ground, beside the Bronze Age and emirate-period site of Cabezo Pardo.
Modern architecture, mosaics and reclaimed saladar meet a layered archaeological hill occupied in the Bronze Age and early medieval period.
Fast facts
INE padrón, 1 Jan 2025
- Population
- 2,337
- Change since 2015
- +25%
1,874 in 2015
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One new contribution
New contribution · Autumn 2026
San Isidro: a planned town beside Cabezo Pardo
Modern architecture, mosaics and reclaimed saladar meet a layered archaeological hill occupied in the Bronze Age and early medieval period.
Published 3 September 2026
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