Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10218
Zarza la Mayor
Zarza la Mayor: living in Cáceres
Zarza la Mayor offers 2684 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,096
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5027 / 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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~107 min; airport ~156 min; Renfe ~71 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,684 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.6°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.2% over the series; mean age 51.3; foreign residents 1.4%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 33.5% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Zarza la Mayor in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.3
<16
9.2%
16–64
59.5%
65+
31.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,211 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 17 (1.4%)
- Portugal: 16
- Peru: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 82% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.91, -6.83)
316 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.5%
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 · 6.6 km
Day trip
- 02Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 32 km
- 03Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 42.2 km
- 04Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 43.7 km
- 05Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 45.6 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 50.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zarza la Mayor
€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 Zarza la Mayor you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.7%
SEPE unemployed
63
Affiliated workers (approx.)
460
Self-employed (approx.)
78
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,008,465
Expenses
€1,008,465
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ana Vanesa Montero Iglesias (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) · 253.5 km · 156 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 151 km · 107 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 353.4 km · 303 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 409.8 km · 351 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 151 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CAÑAVERAL · 99.6 km · 71 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Zarza La Mayor · 18.6 km · 22 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
693
632 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
237
216 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
76
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2684 sunshine hours
Zarza la Mayor averages about 2684 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.5%) makes Zarza la Mayor 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 Zarza la Mayor
Zarza la Mayor is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 4,322 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 822 €/m². Compare Zarza la Mayor with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10218 · CP 10218 · lat 39.9100521949065, lon -6.833909979371819 · 622 m · Income: €20,364