Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06095
Olivenza
Olivenza: living in Badajoz
Olivenza offers 2755 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,789
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#457 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~64 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,755 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.5% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 2.5%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.7/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,230; Natura 2000 covers about 6.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Olivenza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
15.3%
16–64
66.3%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,659 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 304 (2.5%)
- Portugal: 136
- China: 36
- Morocco: 17
- Algeria: 12
- United Kingdom: 10
- Cuba: 10
- Romania: 8
- Colombia: 7
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 34% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.65, -7.12)
324 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Piedra Furada (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 5 km
- 02Río Alcarrache (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 03El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 27.9 km
- 04Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 28 km
- 05Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.2 km
- 06Puerto Moral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 68.9 km
- 07Peñas de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 80 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Olivenza
€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 Olivenza you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.7%
SEPE unemployed
756
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,514
Self-employed (approx.)
938
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Manuel José González Andrades (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) · 53.5 km · 64 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 51.6 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 232.9 km · 200 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 221.7 km · 190 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 51.6 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BADAJOZ · 34.3 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 4.9 km · 10 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
6,627
562 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,343
114 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
702
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
14
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
22
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Olivenza or Olivença is a town in southwestern Spain, close to the Portugal–Spain border
Olivenza or Olivença is a town in southwestern Spain, close to the Portugal–Spain border.
It is a municipality belonging to the province of Badajoz, and to the wider autonomous community of…
It is a municipality belonging to the province of Badajoz, and to the wider autonomous community of Extremadura.
The town of Olivença was under Portuguese sovereignty from 1297 to 1801, when it was occupied by…
The town of Olivença was under Portuguese sovereignty from 1297 to 1801, when it was occupied by Spain during the War of the Oranges and ceded that year under the Treaty of Badajoz.
About Olivenza
Olivenza is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 370 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1970 €/m². Compare Olivenza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06095 · CP 06095 · lat 38.65400420374837, lon -7.120793631826074 · 270 m · Income: €27,142