Ribamontán al Mar

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Cantabria allows a new house on rustic land only within 200 m of a village, on at least 1,500 m².

Ley 5/2022, art. 51. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Plan General (a full town plan), from 2021. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 95% 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 Ribamontán al Mar. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers. 4 springs are recorded.

Ground: 45% practically impermeable; 31% low permeability, local groundwater only; 8.7% porous aquifer, high productivity; 8.1% porous aquifer, medium productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• No mapped fire since 2016.
• 6.7% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 7.4% in the 500-year one.
• 4% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• 8.7% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• Radon zone I: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 100% of homes; fibre 98%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 1,059 mm a year (1971–2000), about 894 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 22.1 °C, about 23.9 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 3 a year, about 1 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Bareyo · Ribamontán al Monte