Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06085
Monesterio
Monesterio: living in Badajoz
Monesterio offers 2843 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,245
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1888 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~52 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,843 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.1°C (1/3 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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.3% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 2.5% of the area (nearest site ~8.7 km).
Place location
Monesterio in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
14.2%
16–64
67%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,110 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 116 (2.7%)
- Morocco: 33
- Romania: 20
- Portugal: 15
- Colombia: 8
- Bulgaria: 6
- China: 6
- Italy: 3
- Algeria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.04, -6.20)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
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 · 8.7 km
- 02Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.5 km
- 03Encina Dehesa de San Francisco (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.1 km
- 04La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 18.7 km
- 05Cuevas de Fuentes de León (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.2 km
Day trip
- 06Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 42.4 km
- 07Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 45.7 km
- 08Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 47.6 km
- 09Sierra de Azuaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 48.7 km
- 10El Gergal (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 54.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Monesterio
€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 Monesterio you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
266
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,008
Self-employed (approx.)
341
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Dolores Vargas Villalba (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) · 150.7 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 100.6 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 88 km · 69 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 189.6 km · 119 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 153.8 km · 109 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LLERENA · 35 km · 52 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 12.1 km · 12 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
2,524
595 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
741
175 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
223
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
27
6 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
65
26 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2843 sunshine hours
Monesterio averages about 2843 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Monesterio 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 Monesterio
Monesterio is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 339 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1939 €/m². Compare Monesterio with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06085 · CP 06085 · lat 38.04090735868731, lon -6.201881144200549 · 239 m · Income: €27,147