Saelices el Chico

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Castilla y León allows a new house on rustic land only when a farm needs it. Otherwise it has to go in a village, or restore a building.

Ley 5/1999, art. 23.1.e. A town plan can be stricter.

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

The SIU does not map land classes here: the town plan is the source.

Only the town hall can confirm it, in writing: ask for a certificado urbanístico.

Is there water?

IGME records 11 wells and boreholes in Saelices el Chico. Half of the 11 with a depth found water at 4–7 m. 3 springs are recorded.

Ground: 62% practically impermeable; 32% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 6% porous aquifer, high productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 93 ha, in 2025.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 79% 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 97% of homes; fibre 77%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 435 mm a year (1971–2000), about 408 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 29.2 °C, about 33.2 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 48 a year, about 27 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Gallegos de Argañán · Villar de Argañán · Carpio de Azaba · Ciudad Rodrigo · Castillejo de Martín Viejo