Castañar de Ibor

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 2022. 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 Castañar de Ibor. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 71% practically impermeable; 29% low permeability, local groundwater only.

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).
• 77% 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 86%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 640 mm a year (1971–2000), about 586 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 31.8 °C, about 35.9 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 18 a year, about 6 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Fresnedoso de Ibor · Peraleda de San Román · Garvín · Robledollano · Navalvillar de Ibor · Bohonal de Ibor · Villar del Pedroso · Mesas de Ibor