Villanueva de la Vera

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Extremadura requires at least 1.5 ha for a new house on rustic land.

Ley 11/2018, art. 70. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Normas Subsidiarias (an older, simpler plan), from 1997. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 100% 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 Villanueva de la Vera. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 82% practically impermeable; 18% low permeability, local groundwater only.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 9 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 1,092 ha in all, the latest in 2025.
• 3.3% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 3.8% in the 500-year one.
• 0.5% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• 48% 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: 1,042 mm a year (1971–2000), about 962 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 28.1 °C, about 32 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 55 a year, about 33 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Madrigal de la Vera · Valverde de la Vera · Pueblonuevo de Miramontes · Navalonguilla · Bohoyo · Talayuela · Oropesa