Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10079
Garganta la Olla
Garganta la Olla: living in Cáceres
Garganta la Olla offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
874
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3173 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~126 min; airport ~167 min; Renfe ~57 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,733 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°C (0/3 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 · 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.4/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −2.0% over the series; mean age 52.3; foreign residents 2.1%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 75.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Garganta la Olla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.3
<16
8.7%
16–64
62.8%
65+
28.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 937 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 20 (2.1%)
- Romania: 5
- Italy: 2
- France: 1
- Portugal: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.11, -5.78)
322 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 6.5 km
- 02Corredor Pinares del Río Tiétar (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 14.8 km
- 03Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 16.8 km
- 04Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 18.3 km
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 24.6 km
Day trip
- 06Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 31.5 km
- 07Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32 km
- 08Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 33.7 km
- 09El Sierro (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 35.2 km
- 10Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 41.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Garganta la Olla
€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 Garganta la Olla you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
50
Affiliated workers (approx.)
388
Self-employed (approx.)
66
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€753,467
Expenses
€753,467
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Santiago Blázquez López (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 234.8 km · 167 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 130 km · 126 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 243.6 km · 209 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 461.7 km · 396 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 135.7 km · 116 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CASATEJADA · 30.3 km · 57 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Garganta La Olla · 1 km · 5 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
531
608 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
308
352 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
53
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Garganta la Olla averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes Garganta la Olla 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 Garganta la Olla
Garganta la Olla is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,587 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1887 €/m². Compare Garganta la Olla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10079 · CP 10079 · lat 40.114862841333924, lon -5.781578270111812 · 687 m · Income: €22,148