Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06053
Fuente del Arco
Fuente del Arco: living in Badajoz
Fuente del Arco offers 2842 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
648
Avg. summer temp
26.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#5247 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~132 min; airport ~141 min; Renfe ~22 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,842 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.6°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.3% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 38.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Fuente del Arco in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
9.6%
16–64
60.1%
65+
30.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 679 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.3%)
- France: 3
- Romania: 3
- Brazil: 2
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 (38.11, -5.94)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Mina La Jayona (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.2 km
- 02Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.4 km
- 03Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 21.6 km
- 04Río Bembezar (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 22.8 km
- 05Sierra de Azuaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 24.7 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 07Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 29.6 km
- 08Sierra de Hornachuelos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.9 km
- 09La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 40.9 km
- 10El Gergal (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 60.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Fuente del Arco
€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 Fuente del Arco you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
35
Affiliated workers (approx.)
275
Self-employed (approx.)
47
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Maria Carmen Dominguez Lozano (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 167.5 km · 141 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 145.2 km · 132 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 132.6 km · 133 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 234.2 km · 183 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 165.6 km · 156 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FUENTE DEL ARCO · 10.9 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Puebla Del Maestre · 18.9 km · 35 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
376
580 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
122
188 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
46
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
2
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2842 sunshine hours
Fuente del Arco averages about 2842 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Fuente del Arco
Fuente del Arco is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 244 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1844 €/m². Compare Fuente del Arco with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06053 · CP 06053 · lat 38.1059821103824, lon -5.941738986016424 · 144 m · Income: €22,254