Santa Eufemia del Barco

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 national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 2.4% 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 Santa Eufemia del Barco. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 77% practically impermeable; 10% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 6.7% porous aquifer, high productivity; 6.1% surface water body.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 13 ha, in 2020.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• Radon zone I: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 95% of homes; fibre 85%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 409 mm a year (1971–2000), about 385 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 26.8 °C, about 30.7 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 58 a year, about 35 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Olmillos de Castro · Manzanal del Barco · Perilla de Castro · Carbajales de Alba · Montamarta · San Cebrián de Castro