Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06050
Fregenal de la Sierra
Fregenal de la Sierra: living in Badajoz
Fregenal de la Sierra offers 2812 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,715
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3048 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~134 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,812 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.2% over the series; mean age 45.9; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,253; Natura 2000 covers about 0.6% of the area (nearest site ~7.6 km).
Place location
Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.9
<16
13.2%
16–64
65%
65+
21.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,759 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 88 (1.8%)
- Romania: 14
- Russia: 6
- Morocco: 6
- Portugal: 5
- China: 5
- Ukraine: 2
- Peru: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.21, -6.58)
331 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.9 km
- 02Sierra del Cordel y Minas de Burguillos del Cerro (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 18.2 km
- 03Cuevas de Fuentes de León (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.9 km
- 04La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 20.2 km
Day trip
- 05Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 45.1 km
- 06Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.1 km
- 07Puerto Moral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 47.5 km
- 08Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 52.2 km
- 09Peñas de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 52.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fregenal de la Sierra
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Fregenal de la Sierra you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
237
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,171
Self-employed (approx.)
368
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria Agustina Rodriguez Martinez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 137.1 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 140.2 km · 134 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 169.2 km · 139 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 168.5 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 140.2 km · 134 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FREGENAL DE LA SIERRA · 8.7 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 7.5 km · 17 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
2,859
606 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
650
138 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
252
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
17
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2812 sunshine hours
Fregenal de la Sierra averages about 2812 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Fregenal de la Sierra a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Fregenal de la Sierra
Fregenal de la Sierra is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 241 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1841 €/m². Compare Fregenal de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06050 · CP 06050 · lat 38.20914774352562, lon -6.583769090615326 · 141 m · Income: €28,336