Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10203
Valencia de Alcántara
Valencia de Alcántara: living in Cáceres
Valencia de Alcántara offers 2726 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,150
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1387 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~110 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,726 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.5% of padrón; international residents 5.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.6% over the series; mean age 49.4; foreign residents 5.5%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.7/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 30.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Valencia de Alcántara in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.4
<16
11.3%
16–64
59.9%
65+
28.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,100 (94.5%)
Foreign residents: 297 (5.5%)
- Portugal: 168
- Morocco: 23
- United Kingdom: 22
- Romania: 18
- Germany: 12
- France: 5
- Brazil: 5
- Italy: 4
English speakers ≈ 22
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 86% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.44, -7.22)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.9%
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 · 6.9 km
- 02La Data (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 03Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 42.9 km
- 04Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 50.1 km
- 05Los Barruecos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 61 km
- 06Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 68.7 km
- 07Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 88.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Valencia 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 Valencia de Alcántara you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.4%
SEPE unemployed
320
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,173
Self-employed (approx.)
370
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€5,302,676
Expenses
€5,302,676
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alberto Piris Guapo (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) · 95.2 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 93.8 km · 110 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 340.5 km · 292 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 340.4 km · 292 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 93.8 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VALENCIA DE ALCÁNTARA · 3.3 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 6.6 km · 17 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
3,173
616 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
890
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
460
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
48
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2726 sunshine hours
Valencia de Alcántara averages about 2726 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.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Valencia de Alcántara
Valencia de Alcántara is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 4,286 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 786 €/m². Compare Valencia de Alcántara with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10203 · CP 10203 · lat 39.44129591483002, lon -7.215427104597288 · 586 m · Income: €25,922