Avenida Valencia в Calp

Description

Valencia Avenue (Avenida Valencia) is in the central, historically developed part of the city. It is a short street, mostly lined with residential buildings, with a steep gradient and sections with different traffic patterns; part of the street falls within a modeled area of potential coastal flooding.

Location and terrain

The street is about 440 m long and runs from northwest to southeast. Its elevation ranges from 1.3 to 41.6 m above sea level, a difference of 40.3 m. The average gradient is 9.2%: the terrain is steep.

Buildings and street character

There are 13 buildings on the street, predominantly residential. The typical building height is about eight storeys, with a maximum of 12.

Road and traffic

Traffic is mixed: some sections are one-way and others are two-way. On the one-way sections, traffic generally travels southeast. The street has one carriageway and one lane. It has a hard surface, not an unpaved one.

Flood zones

These are modeled areas of potential flooding based on official maps, not descriptions of events that have occurred. In a scenario with an annual probability of about 1%, around 15 m of the street (3.4% of its length) falls within the coastal flood zone. In a scenario with an annual probability of about 0.2%, the figure is around 16 m (3.6%).

What to keep in mind

The steep gradient makes walking and getting around with a stroller more difficult. For a specific home, consider the building’s location and check whether its address falls within a modeled area of potential flooding.