Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10078
La Garganta
La Garganta: living in Cáceres
La Garganta offers 2694 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
353
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#5098 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~156 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,694 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.2% of padrón; international residents 0.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.5% over the series; mean age 61.0; foreign residents 0.8%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Garganta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
61
<16
1.9%
16–64
46.3%
65+
51.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 375 (99.2%)
Foreign residents: 3 (0.8%)
- Brazil: 2
- 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 via neighbor 10024 (5.9km)
317 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 7 km
- 02Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.5 km
- 03Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 12.1 km
- 04Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17 km
Day trip
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.1 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 44.1 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 51.1 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 51.5 km
- 09Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Garganta
€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 La Garganta you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.8%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
115
Self-employed (approx.)
20
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€436,524
Expenses
€404,101
Balance
€32,423
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Gonzalez Castellano (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) · 245.7 km · 156 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 89.7 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 211.9 km · 141 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 484.1 km · 415 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 143.1 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 55.8 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Puerto De Bejar · 5.1 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
275
779 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
79
224 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
14 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
2694 sunshine hours
La Garganta averages about 2694 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 La Garganta
La Garganta is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,586 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1886 €/m². Compare La Garganta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10078 · CP 10078 · lat 40.322038389762724, lon -5.812185299799566 · 686 m · Income: €24,290