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Living in Plasencia

Plasencia is a city in Spain. For Plasencia, the nearest airport was SLM, 114.2 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.6% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.95% in June 2026. Plasencia had a population of 40,132 at the start of 2025.

Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Plasencia?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Plasencia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Plasencia?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Plasencia yet.

Net rent across major citiesPlasencia highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Plasencia highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcia€4.00Plasencianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings22,443 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings16,542 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings5,901 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Plasencia?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.95 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202620
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Plasencia is 6.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–10Plasencia 6.0%44 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.57 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment15,180 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,742 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.95 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202620Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Plasencia. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Plasencia. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,562 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202511Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Plasencia under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k1,562 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Plasencia?

Police recorded about 3,806 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12

Recorded crime across major citiesPlasencia highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Plasencia highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,806 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportSLM13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport114.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Plasencia. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Plasencia.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Plasencia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2017) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Plasencia annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154013.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Plasencia is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–7Plasencia 6.033 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station PLASENCIA)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PLASENCIA)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2017European Environment Agency4Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 19.91 · Feb 21.6 · Mar 28.6 · Apr 30.38 · May 36.29 · Jun 43.06 · Jul 43.34 · Aug 44.92 · Sep 42.5 · Oct 35.12 · Nov 25.07 · Dec 19.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -4.61 · Feb -5.01 · Mar -5.24 · Apr -1.97 · May 1.21 · Jun 7.14 · Jul 10.63 · Aug 11.47 · Sep 8.33 · Oct 1.17 · Nov -2.9 · Dec -5.07 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.2 · Feb 7.21 · Mar 10.11 · Apr 13.16 · May 17.63 · Jun 23.53 · Jul 27.39 · Aug 27.15 · Sep 22.81 · Oct 16.62 · Nov 9.97 · Dec 6.81 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2013–2017
Annual PM2.5 in Plasencia by year, µg/m³5.96.36.77.12013201520176.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 was 6.0 in 2013 and 6.0 in 2017.

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Basauri40,274 residentsNarón39,953 residentsRipollet39,897 residentsMarratxí40,422 residentsLlucmajor40,502 residentsSanta Pola39,709 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Plasencia?

The published population was 40,132 people in January 2025. Source: Plasencia - official stats17

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Plasencia residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport95.8%Foreign residents 4.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area217.9 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign-resident share4.99 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)5Official
Foreign residents1,692 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Population Female20,514 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population Male18,898 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population40,132 people1 Jan 2025Plasencia - official stats17Official

International community in Plasencia

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL39,862100.0%
Spain38,02995.4%
South America6771.7%
European Union (without Spain)3931.0%
Africa3050.8%
Central America and Caribbean2320.6%
Asia1120.3%
Rent of Europe760.2%
North America350.1%
Oceania30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL39,862100.0%
Spanish38,76097.2%
South America3000.8%
European Union (without Spain)2620.7%
Africa2280.6%
Central America and Caribbean1470.4%
Asia1050.3%
Rent of Europe400.1%
North America180.0%
Oceania20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Plasencia a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–78%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–78%
Student70%strong on cost, weak on education · range 61–79%
Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–76%
Retirement74%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 65–83%
Foreign residents1,692 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population40,132 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Plasencia - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)4 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings22,443 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability96.57 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment15,180 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households16,542 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour Supply Count19,359 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Plasencia?

The published population was 40,132 people in January 2025. Source: Plasencia - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Plasencia?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Plasencia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2017) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Plasencia?

Police recorded about 3,806 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..

What is the unemployment rate in Plasencia?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Plasencia?

The median gross salary is 1,742 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Plasencia a good place to live?

Plasencia may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Africa live in Plasencia?

The official country of birth distribution records 305 people (0.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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  3. EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PLASENCIA) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025 sanidad.gob.es · checked 2026-08-03
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  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  10. SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26

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