Cáceres · Extremadura
Plasencia
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit.
Living in Plasencia
Plasencia is a walled cathedral town of 40,000 in northern Extremadura, ringed on three sides by the Río Jerte in the shadow of the Sierra de Gredos — its curious half-built twin cathedral and a Tuesday market held since the 12th century among its draws. It's a working provincial town, overwhelmingly Spanish-born, and the gateway to the Jerte valley. Summers are hot with highs around 35°C, winters mild near 9°C. It has its own hospital, though it sits well inland — Cáceres is nearly an hour and a half away and airports far beyond.
Plasencia's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Plasencia's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 42% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.65 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.45/m²·mo
Higher than 40% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 135 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.45/m²·mo
Higher than 22% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 40,224 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 96%
- Drive to nearest airport 148 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.45/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
Higher than 16% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and 40,224 people.
- Schools in town 24
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €4.45/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 8% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
- Rainy days a year 65 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 44
- Winter average temp 9.4°C
Higher than 8% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A cathedral town that looks more impressive from afar than up close — its walls mostly hidden behind houses and its cathedral barely half-built, yet still worth a visit. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 40,224 people and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €4.45/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,394
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
What is the climate like in Plasencia?
Plasencia's reported winter average is 9.4°C, while July–August highs reach 34.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9.4°C top 27% of 8,131 towns 1.6°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 34.8°C bottom 9% of 8,131 towns 4.6°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 65 days bottom 46% of 8,088 towns 6% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 44 bottom 49% of 8,033 towns 12 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 5.3 ha/km² bottom 7% of 8,132 towns 2.99 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 86 bottom 1% of 8,132 towns 80 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 20.7% top 26% of 8,130 towns 2.2% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Plasencia?
Plasencia's nearest health centre is 3.9 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.9 km top 20% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 135 days #14 of 17 regions, +32 days vs national 25% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Plasencia?
Plasencia has 24 schools in town; the nearest international school is 142 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 24 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 142 km bottom 2% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Plasencia?
Plasencia's reported home price is €1,085/m², while registered long-let rent is €4.45/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €1,085/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 12% of 306 towns 51% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.45/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.61/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.52/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.92% top 19% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €13,394 bottom 36% of 8,059 towns 8% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 26.1% top 49% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Plasencia?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Extremadura, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Extremadura region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Plasencia?
Plasencia's reported population is 40,224.
Who lives here
- Population
- 40,224
- Born in Spain
- 92.6% 3.8% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.1% 2.8% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.65 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Plasencia?
Plasencia is a reported 148 min drive from the nearest airport, with 94% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 148 min bottom 4% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 94% top 32% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 96% top 36% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Plasencia fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Plasencia against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 81 min from Cáceres, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Plasencia for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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