Hinojosa del Duque

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Andalucía requires at least 2.5 ha for a new house on rustic land.

Other cases: 5 ha on forest land.

Decreto 550/2022, art. 31. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Plan General (a full town plan), from 2015. 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 Hinojosa del Duque. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 86% practically impermeable; 14% low permeability, local groundwater only.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 3 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 615 ha in all, the latest in 2026.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 0.6% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• 0.6% 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 85%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 434 mm a year (1971–2000), about 387 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 32.6 °C, about 36.5 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 18 a year, about 6 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Fuente la Lancha · Belalcázar · Villanueva del Duque · Villaralto · Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo · La Granjuela · Valsequillo · El Viso