Villar de Rena

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: Plan General (a full town plan), from 2006. 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 Villar de Rena. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 71% low permeability, local groundwater only; 16% porous aquifer, medium productivity; 13% practically impermeable.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• One fire since 2016 reached the municipality: 37 ha, in 2024.
• 7.5% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 10% in the 500-year one.
• 68% 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 88% of homes; fibre 88%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 428 mm a year (1971–2000), about 385 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 32.8 °C, about 36.4 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 13 a year, about 4 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Rena · Campo Lugar · Miajadas · Escurial · Don Benito