Arroyomolinos de la Vera

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: Normas Subsidiarias (an older, simpler plan), from 2000. 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 de la Vera. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 100% practically impermeable.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 5 ha, in 2020.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 17% 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 87%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 875 mm a year (1971–2000), about 801 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 32.1 °C, about 36.3 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 17 a year, about 5 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Barrado · Pasarón de la Vera · Gargüera · Tejeda de Tiétar · Piornal