Belvís de Monroy

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 2005. 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 Belvís de Monroy. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 51% practically impermeable; 38% low permeability, local groundwater only; 6.1% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 5.6% surface water body.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• No mapped fire since 2016.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 10% 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 89%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 569 mm a year (1971–2000), about 521 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 33.4 °C, about 37.6 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 18 a year, about 6 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Millanes · Almaraz · Valdehúncar · Mesas de Ibor · Valdecañas de Tajo · Saucedilla