Murillo de Río Leza

Can you build a house on rustic land?

La Rioja requires at least 2 ha for a new house on dry, unirrigated rustic land.

Other cases: 5,000 m² on irrigated rustic land.

Ley 5/2006, art. 52. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Plan General (a full town plan), from 2008. 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 Murillo de Río Leza. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers. 14 springs are recorded.

Ground: 56% practically impermeable; 38% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 5.8% porous aquifer, high productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 1 ha, in 2026.
• 1.9% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 1.9% in the 500-year one.
• 0.6% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• Radon zone I: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 100% of homes; fibre 96%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 356 mm a year (1971–2000), about 317 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 27.7 °C, about 31.3 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 36 a year, about 18 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Agoncillo · Arrúbal · Ribafrecha · Villamediana de Iregua · Alberite · Galilea · Lagunilla del Jubera · Santa Engracia del Jubera