Cuacos de Yuste

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 2001. 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 Cuacos de Yuste. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 86% practically impermeable; 14% porous aquifer, medium productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 6 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 4,903 ha in all, the latest in 2025.
• 4% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 5% in the 500-year one.
• 13% 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: 938 mm a year (1971–2000), about 862 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 32.6 °C, about 36.8 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 29 a year, about 13 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Jarandilla de la Vera · Collado de la Vera · Aldeanueva de la Vera · Jaraíz de la Vera · Garganta la Olla · Talayuela