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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Calpe
| native_name            = {{Native name|es|'''Calpe'''}} <br /> {{Native name|ca-valencia|'''Calp'''}}
| settlement_type        = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| image_skyline          = Calpe-Marina-Alta-2019.jpg
| image_alt              = 
| image_caption          = Calpe seen from the peak of Penyal d'Ifac
| image_flag             = 
| image_shield           = Escut de Calp.svg
| nickname               = 
| motto                  = 
| image_map              = 
| map_caption            = 
| pushpin_map            = Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in the Province of Alicante##Location in the Valencian Community##Location in Spain
| coordinates            = {{Wikidatacoord|Q671272|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{Flag|Spain}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1      = {{Flag|Valencian Community}}
| subdivision_type2      = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[File:Escut de la Província d'Alacant.svg|15px]] [[Province of Alicante|Alicante / Alacant]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Comarcas of Spain|Comarca]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[Marina Alta]]
| established_title      = <!-- Founded -->
| established_date       = 
| seat_type              = 
| seat                   = 
| leader_party           = [[People's Party (Spain)|PP]]
| leader_title           = Mayor<br /> {{Nobold|{{Small|(Since 2019)}}}}
| leader_name            = Ana Sala
| area_footnotes         = 
| area_total_km2         = 23.51
| elevation_m            = 59
| elevation_min_m        = 
| population_as_of       = 2022
| population_footnotes   = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total       = 24,096
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym     = Calpí, calpina
| population_note        = 
| postal_code_type       = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code            = 03710
| area_code              = 
| area_code_type         = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| blank_name_sec1        = [[Languages of Spain|Official language(s)]]
| blank_info_sec1        = [[Valencian language|Valencian]], Spanish
| elevation_max_m        = 
| timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset             = +1
| timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST         = +2
| website                = {{url|calp.es}}
}}
'''Calpe''' ({{IPA|es|ˈkalpe|lang}}; {{langx|ca-valencia|'''Calp'''}} {{IPA|ca-valencia|ˈkalp|}})<ref>[http://www.docv.gva.es/portal/portal/2009/09/01/pdf/2009_9785.pdf Decree 125/2009 of 28 August, by Consell, which change the name of "Calp/Calpe" by the unique shape of "Calp" in Valencian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306035424/https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2009/09/01/pdf/2009_9785.pdf |date=2024-03-06 }} {{in lang|es|ca-valencia}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130714164207/http://www.entidadeslocales.gva.es/index.php?option=com_reglocal_entloc&task=muestraEntidad&tipo=1&id=3047&Itemid=9&lang=es Register of Local Entities] Generalitat Valenciana {{in lang|es|ca}}</ref> is a coastal [[municipality]] located in the [[Comarques of the Valencian Community|''comarca'']] of [[Marina Alta]], in the province of [[Province of Alicante|Alicante]], [[Valencian Community]], [[Spain]], by the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It has an area of {{cvt|23.5|km2}} and a [[population density]] of {{convert|990|pd/sqkm}}. The city lies at the foot of the [[Penyal d'Ifac Natural Park]]. In 2022 the population was 24,096 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calpe, Spain |url=https://www.luxinmo.com/calpe-spain |website=Luxinmo Real Estate |access-date=2022-11-17 |archive-date=2022-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117161756/https://www.luxinmo.com/calpe-spain |url-status=live }}</ref>

The economy of Calpe is based mainly on tourism and fishing. Many [[Iberians|Iberian]], [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and Arab [[archeological site]]s exist in the town because of its strategic coastal location.

The [[Prime Meridian]] crosses Calpe.