Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06097
Orellana la Vieja
Orellana la Vieja: living in Badajoz
Orellana la Vieja offers 2763 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,580
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1929 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~135 min; airport ~116 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,763 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.3% over the series; mean age 48.1; foreign residents 3.7%; 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 9.4% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Orellana la Vieja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.1
<16
11.1%
16–64
62.4%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,593 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 100 (3.7%)
- Romania: 40
- France: 20
- Ecuador: 4
- United Kingdom: 3
- Bolivia: 3
- Italy: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Colombia: 2
English speakers ≈ 3
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 (39.02, -5.55)
325 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Guapero (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 10.4 km
- 02Moheda Alta (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 15.7 km
Day trip
- 03Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.6 km
- 04Rincón del Torozo (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 67 km
- 05Bonal del Barranco de los Membrillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 67.9 km
- 06Fuente la Zarza (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 68.5 km
- 07Bonal del Barranco del Remilladero (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 70.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orellana la Vieja
€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 Orellana la Vieja you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
128
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,140
Self-employed (approx.)
193
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria del Pilar Carmona Acosta (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) · 129.6 km · 116 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 132.7 km · 135 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 210.5 km · 236 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 322.2 km · 276 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 132.7 km · 135 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CAMPANARIO · 25.1 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Orellana la Vieja · 1.4 km · 9 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
1,884
730 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
447
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
154
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
19
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2763 sunshine hours
Orellana la Vieja averages about 2763 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.3%) makes Orellana la Vieja 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 Orellana la Vieja
Orellana la Vieja is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 372 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1972 €/m². Compare Orellana la Vieja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06097 · CP 06097 · lat 39.01713974182394, lon -5.552320698375551 · 272 m · Income: €28,086