Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10080
Gargantilla
Gargantilla: living in Cáceres
Gargantilla offers 2704 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
346
Avg. summer temp
23.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3305 / 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~91 min; airport ~155 min; Renfe ~55 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,704 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.6% over the series; mean age 56.4; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-450; Natura 2000 covers about 77.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Gargantilla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.4
<16
6.9%
16–64
54.4%
65+
38.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 384 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 5 (1.3%)
- Romania: 4
- Russia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10174 (3.3km)
318 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.4 km
- 02Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10.9 km
- 03Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.2 km
- 04Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 15.5 km
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 22.7 km
Day trip
- 06Corredor Pinares del Río Tiétar (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 29 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 33 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 40 km
- 09Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 40.1 km
- 10Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 48.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gargantilla
€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 Gargantilla you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
19
Affiliated workers (approx.)
133
Self-employed (approx.)
23
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€363,339
Expenses
€363,339
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Dolores Peña Carril (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 231 km · 155 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 99.4 km · 91 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 221.6 km · 152 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 474.9 km · 407 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 144.1 km · 124 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 42.9 km · 55 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Aldeanueva Del Camino · 5.3 km · 29 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
163
471 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
138
399 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2704 sunshine hours
Gargantilla averages about 2704 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Gargantilla a practical base for remote work.
About Gargantilla
Gargantilla is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,609 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1909 €/m². Compare Gargantilla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10080 · CP 10080 · lat 40.23449329424122, lon -5.90308314050399 · 709 m · Income: €19,888