Villafranca de la Sierra

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?

No well or borehole is recorded in Villafranca de la Sierra. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 98% practically impermeable.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 133 ha, in 2019.
• 0.8% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 0.8% in the 500-year one.
• 0.8% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• 47% 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 100% of homes; fibre 88%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 623 mm a year (1971–2000), about 575 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 22.8 °C, about 26.7 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 124 a year, about 85 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Garganta del Villar · Cepeda la Mora · Navacepedilla de Corneja · Villatoro · Casas del Puerto · San Martín de la Vega del Alberche · Bonilla de la Sierra · Navaescurial