Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10008
Alcántara
Alcántara: living in Cáceres
Alcántara offers 2723 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,329
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2973 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~123 min; airport ~172 min; Renfe ~86 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,723 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.8% over the series; mean age 51.5; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-150; Natura 2000 covers about 60.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alcántara in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.5
<16
8.5%
16–64
61.6%
65+
29.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,442 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 26 (1.8%)
- Portugal: 14
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 2
- Cuba: 2
- France: 1
- Nigeria: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10208 (7.9km)
320 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99%
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 · 0.3 km
- 02Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 12.6 km
Day trip
- 03Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 27.4 km
- 04Camino de Trevejo a Jálama (Open in Maps)
Corredores Ecoculturales · 54.1 km
- 05Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 56.1 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 60 km
- 07Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 68.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · 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 Alcántara you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
65
Affiliated workers (approx.)
580
Self-employed (approx.)
98
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,239,751
Expenses
€5,239,751
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Mónica Grados Caro (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 173.7 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 71.1 km · 123 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 361.7 km · 310 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 377 km · 323 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 71.1 km · 123 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VALENCIA DE ALCÁNTARA · 56.4 km · 86 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Zarza La Mayor · 14.4 km · 40 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
840
632 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
246
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
74
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2723 sunshine hours
Alcántara averages about 2723 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99%) makes Alcántara 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 Alcántara
Alcántara is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,369 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1669 €/m². Compare Alcántara with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10008 · CP 10008 · lat 39.69292604349691, lon -6.889053370256638 · 469 m · Income: €29,405