Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres) is the capital of Campo Arañuelo, with 17,352 residents (2025 register), a comarcal hospital, the A-5 motorway and a train station: what to check before buying a flat or house.
Capital of Campo Arañuelo, next to the A-5
Navalmoral de la Mata had 17,352 residents on 1 January 2025, according to the municipal register (INE), and grew by almost 2% that year. It is the capital of the Campo Arañuelo comarca in the northeast of Cáceres province, next to the A-5 motorway (Madrid-Badajoz) and with a train station on the Madrid-Cáceres line. About 100 km from the city of Cáceres and under half an hour from Monfragüe National Park, it combines small-town services with open countryside close by.
What kind of homes there are
The usual supply is flats in the centre and in residential neighbourhoods, many with garage and storage room, terraced chalets in the outlying developments and some townhouses in the old quarter, often to renovate. In the Encina Pisos y Casas catalogue you can see what local agencies are advertising right now, with a direct link to each original listing.
Services and daily life
Navalmoral concentrates the services of the comarca: shops, a market, schools and secondary schools, a swimming pool and sports centre, and the Campo Arañuelo hospital, in the town itself. The train station connects to Madrid and Cáceres without a car, unusual for a town in the region. Weekly shopping and most paperwork can be done without leaving the municipality.
Surroundings
The Tagus river and the Valdecañas reservoir are a few kilometres away, and Monfragüe, with its vultures and trails, is the reference nature escape. The comarca is agricultural, with historic irrigation lands, and La Vera and the Tiétar valley lie on the other side of the sierra.
What to check before buying
- Ask for a registry extract (nota simple) to confirm ownership, charges and surface area.
- In flats, ask about community fees, pending assessments and the state of the building (lift, roof, installations).
- Summer in Campo Arañuelo is very hot: check insulation, orientation and air conditioning.
- In townhouses to renovate, check the roof and structure and get real building quotes.
- Work out purchase taxes and costs for your own case: we summarise them in the guide to costs and taxes when buying a home in Extremadura.
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Sources and basis of this guide
Sources: municipal register (INE), figure as of 1 January 2025; town council and municipal website of Navalmoral de la Mata (Campo Arañuelo hospital and services); Monfragüe National Park, access information. Consulted on 28 October 2026. Encina's selection of listings links to local agency websites; it is not market statistics or a valuation of properties.