San Xoán de Río

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Galicia 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 2/2016, arts. 35 y 39. 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?

No well or borehole is recorded in San Xoán de Río. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 95% practically impermeable.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 3 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 903 ha in all, the latest in 2018.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 4% 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 100% of homes; fibre 57%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 981 mm a year (1971–2000), about 863 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 24.6 °C, about 28 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 51 a year, about 32 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Ribas de Sil · A Pobra de Trives · O Castro de Caldelas · Chandrexa de Queixa