Zaragoza · Aragon
Belchite
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
Living in Belchite
Belchite is really two places: the shell of the old town, left in ruins after Franco's forces bombed it in the Civil War and preserved as one of Spain's most haunting war memorials, and the small new town of some 1,500 people built alongside it. It sits in dry, thinly-peopled country in Zaragoza province — overwhelmingly Spanish-born, the surrounding land quiet enough that shepherds still move flocks through the ruins. Summers are hot around 33°C, winters cold near 8°C. This is remote: Zaragoza and the nearest hospital are both about an hour away by road.
Belchite'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 Belchite's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 48% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and dry winters.
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 61 min
- Surgical wait (region) 132 days
Higher than 36% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and dry winters.
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 61 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Belchite.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Worth a look if you can't stand hot summers.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
- Rainy days a year 52 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 10
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
Not scored for families — no registered-rent data for Belchite.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 3
- PISA maths (region) 487
- Drive to a hospital 61 min
- Nearest international school 36 km
Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Belchite.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 78%
- Drive to nearest airport 74 min
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Belchite.
The old town, left untouched after being bombed by Franco's forces, is perhaps the most haunting reminder of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Net income per person €14,645
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
What is the climate like in Belchite?
Belchite's reported winter average is 8.4°C, while July–August highs reach 32.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 8.4°C top 34% of 8,131 towns 0.6°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 32.6°C bottom 25% of 8,131 towns 2.4°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 52 days top 22% of 8,088 towns 24% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 7.8 h/day top 21% of 3,829 towns 8% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 10 top 12% of 8,033 towns 46 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)
- 0.2 ha/km² bottom 37% of 8,132 towns 2.11 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 8 bottom 14% of 8,132 towns 2 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 24% bottom 35% of 8,130 towns 1.1% above 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 Belchite?
Belchite's nearest health centre is 4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 61 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 61 min bottom 16% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 4 km top 21% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 132 days #13 of 17 regions, +29 days vs national 22% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Belchite?
Belchite has 3 schools in town; the nearest international school is 36 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 3 top 19% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 36 km top 43% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 487 #7 of 17 regions, +8 vs national 6 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Belchite?
Belchite's reported net income per person is €14,645.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- no local data
- Registered rent p25
- no local data
- Registered rent p75
- no local data
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €14,645 top 45% of 8,059 towns about the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 21.6% bottom 25% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Belchite?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Aragón, 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 Aragón region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Belchite?
Belchite's reported population is 1,497.
Who lives here
- Population
- 1,497
- Born in Spain
- 88.6% 0.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 6.3% 2.5% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Belchite?
Belchite is a reported 74 min drive from the nearest airport, with 78% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 74 min top 50% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 78% bottom 26% of 8,132 towns 1% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 78% bottom 20% of 8,132 towns 6% below 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 Belchite 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 Belchite against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 59 min from Zaragoza, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Belchite for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask local agents what long-let rents are actually closing at.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- 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.
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