Arroyomolinos

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Extremadura requires at least 1.5 ha for a new house on rustic land.

Ley 11/2018, art. 70. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Plan General (a full town plan), from 2023. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 100% of the municipality.

Only the town hall can confirm it, in writing: ask for a certificado urbanístico.

Is there water?

No well or borehole is recorded in Arroyomolinos. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 76% practically impermeable; 24% low permeability, local groundwater only.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 2 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 824 ha in all, the latest in 2026.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 3.1% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• Radon zone II: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 100% of homes; fibre 90%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 535 mm a year (1971–2000), about 481 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 32.9 °C, about 36.7 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 8 a year, about 1 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Almoharín · Montánchez · Alcuéscar · Valdemorales · Santa Amalia · Mérida