Casas del Monte

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 2007. 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 Casas del Monte. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 73% practically impermeable; 17% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 10% low permeability, local groundwater only.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 2 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 17,403 ha in all, the latest in 2025.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 55% 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 99%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 1,130 mm a year (1971–2000), about 1,040 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 28.1 °C, about 32 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 37 a year, about 18 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Segura de Toro · Jarilla · Rebollar · Valdastillas · La Granja · Navaconcejo · Zarza de Granadilla