Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06154
Villanueva del Fresno
Villanueva del Fresno: living in Badajoz
Villanueva del Fresno offers 2778 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,247
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1645 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~117 min; airport ~107 min; Renfe ~77 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,778 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.3°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.3% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 2.0%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 56.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Villanueva del Fresno in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
13.5%
16–64
64.7%
65+
21.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,328 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 69 (2.0%)
- Portugal: 18
- Brazil: 7
- Dominican Republic: 7
- Romania: 6
- Morocco: 6
- Pakistan: 6
- China: 4
- Germany: 3
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 (38.39, -7.15)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Río Alcarrache (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 2.1 km
Day trip
- 02Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.5 km
- 03Puerto Moral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 39.4 km
- 04El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 45.3 km
- 05Peñas de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 50.4 km
- 06Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 54.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva del Fresno
€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 Villanueva del Fresno you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.4%
SEPE unemployed
239
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,477
Self-employed (approx.)
252
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ramón Díaz Farias (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) · 86.9 km · 107 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 84.9 km · 117 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 217.6 km · 192 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 182 km · 156 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 84.9 km · 117 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · FREGENAL DE LA SIERRA · 67 km · 77 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villanueva Del Fresno · 2.2 km · 4 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
1,810
557 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
436
134 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
130
40 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2778 sunshine hours
Villanueva del Fresno averages about 2778 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.7%) makes Villanueva del Fresno 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 Villanueva del Fresno
Villanueva del Fresno is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 1,206 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2806 €/m². Compare Villanueva del Fresno with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06154 · CP 06154 · lat 38.385381870627164, lon -7.150886829579441 · 206 m · Income: €24,944