El Cardoso de la Sierra

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Castilla-La Mancha requires at least 1.5 ha for a new house on rustic land.

Other cases: 3 ha on protected rustic land.

Orden 4/2020, art. 5. A town plan can be stricter.

No town plan: the region's general rules apply. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 0.6% 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 El Cardoso de la Sierra. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 92% practically impermeable; 8.3% porous aquifer, high productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 4 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 2,741 ha in all, the latest in 2026.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 98% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• 99% of the municipality is a protected natural area, whose plan limits what can be done.
• Radon zone II: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 99% of homes; fibre 81%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 676 mm a year (1971–2000), about 625 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 24.3 °C, about 28.4 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 108 a year, about 73 by 2041–2070.

Around it

La Hiruela · Montejo de la Sierra · Majaelrayo · Campillo de Ranas · Somosierra · Puebla de la Sierra · Cerezo de Arriba · Riofrío de Riaza