San Vicente del Raspeig, officially Sant Vicent del Raspeig / San Vicente del Raspeig in Valencian and Spanish 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.