Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06149
Villafranca de los Barros
Villafranca de los Barros: living in Badajoz
Villafranca de los Barros offers 2796 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,284
Avg. summer temp
26.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1158 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~96 min; airport ~77 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,796 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.2°C (2/3 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.2% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~13.9 km).
Place location
Villafranca de los Barros in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
15.5%
16–64
64.3%
65+
20.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,387 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 448 (3.5%)
- Romania: 360
- China: 22
- Brazil: 15
- Portugal: 10
- Morocco: 8
- Colombia: 4
- Venezuela: 4
- Algeria: 3
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.59, -6.34)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de los Olivos (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 16.1 km
- 02Minas de Santa Marta (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 21.5 km
- 03Sierra Utrera (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 24.8 km
Day trip
- 04El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 41.3 km
- 05Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45 km
- 06Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 50 km
- 07Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 55 km
- 08La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villafranca de los Barros
€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 Villafranca de los Barros you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
699
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,582
Self-employed (approx.)
948
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Francisco Jimenez Araya (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) · 86.4 km · 77 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 89.5 km · 96 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 151.4 km · 121 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 253 km · 171 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 89.5 km · 96 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAFRANCA DE LOS BARROS · 3.8 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 4.2 km · 25 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
7,648
623 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,426
116 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
886
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
152
12 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
52
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2796 sunshine hours
Villafranca de los Barros averages about 2796 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Villafranca de los Barros 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 Villafranca de los Barros
Villafranca de los Barros is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 1,180 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2780 €/m². Compare Villafranca de los Barros with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06149 · CP 06149 · lat 38.58681382763183, lon -6.338904604092484 · 180 m · Income: €28,890