Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10094
Herrera de Alcántara
Herrera de Alcántara: living in Cáceres
Herrera de Alcántara offers 2697 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
225
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6960 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~137 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,697 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.2/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +10.0% over the series; mean age 56.1; foreign residents 2.0%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 72.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.3 km).
Place location
Herrera de Alcántara in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.1
<16
7.8%
16–64
54.8%
65+
37.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 248 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 5 (2.0%)
- Portugal: 5
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 (39.59, -7.39)
317 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.7 km
Day trip
- 02La Data (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 31 km
- 03Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 53 km
- 04Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 64.7 km
- 05Los Barruecos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 78.2 km
- 06Camino de Trevejo a Jálama (Open in Maps)
Corredores Ecoculturales · 82.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Herrera de Alcántara
€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 Herrera de Alcántara you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
11
Affiliated workers (approx.)
87
Self-employed (approx.)
15
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€440,422
Expenses
€440,422
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alejandro Gutierrez Moreno (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) · 124.1 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 106.9 km · 137 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 369.9 km · 317 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 365.5 km · 313 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 113.9 km · 98 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VALENCIA DE ALCÁNTARA · 31.1 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Terminal Rodoviário · 32.3 km · 28 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
177
787 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
43
191 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2697 sunshine hours
Herrera de Alcántara averages about 2697 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Herrera de Alcántara
Herrera de Alcántara is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,644 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1944 €/m². Compare Herrera de Alcántara with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10094 · CP 10094 · lat 39.594187225339184, lon -7.38865940744715 · 744 m · Income: €23,657