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Belchite, Zaragoza property and area FAQs
Belchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo. In 1122, Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier between the Christian kingdoms and al-Andalus. On 15 June 1809, during the Peninsular War French and Spanish forces fought in the Battle of María near the town. Between 24 August and 7 September 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, loyalist Spanish Republican forces fought Francisco Franco's rebel forces in the Battle of Belchite in and around the town. After 1939, a new town was built near the ruins of the old one, which remains a ghost town as a memorial to the war.
Place and geography
What is Belchite like?
Belchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo.
How is Belchite organised into official settlements?
The current IGN Nomenclátor extract records 1 official population nucleus for Belchite. The imported source records are dated through 2025-10-20. The entry explicitly marked as the municipal capital is Belchite, at a recorded elevation of approximately 439 metres. Nomenclátor entries describe settlement geography; they are not listing totals, neighbourhood boundaries or evidence of homes currently available for sale.
What else is documented about Belchite?
In 1122, Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier between the Christian kingdoms and al-Andalus. On 15 June 1809, during the Peninsular War French and Spanish forces fought in the Battle of María near the town. Between 24 August and 7 September 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, loyalist Spanish Republican forces fought Francisco Franco's rebel forces in the Battle of Belchite in and around the town. After 1939, a new town was built near the ruins of the old one, which remains a ghost town as a memorial to the war.
What is the recorded municipal area for Belchite?
The linked structured municipality record gives an area of 273.7 square kilometres for Belchite municipality. This is municipal geography, not a property-search radius.
How many residents per square kilometre do the cited Belchite figures imply?
Dividing the INE population of 1,496 by the recorded municipal area of 273.7 km² gives approximately 5.5 residents per km² for Belchite municipality. This is a transparent calculation from the two cited values.
What is the official INE code used for Belchite?
The official municipality context used for Belchite has INE code 50045. That code prevents same-name municipalities in different provinces from being combined.
How does NLS avoid mixing Belchite with similarly named places?
NLS resolves the municipality context through INE code 50045 and keeps the province label Zaragoza. Name-only fuzzy matching is not used to assign official market values.
What reference coordinate is recorded for Belchite?
The linked structured record gives a municipal reference coordinate of 41.3065, -0.7546. It is not a listing coordinate, parcel boundary or search radius.
People and households
What is the latest official population shown for Belchite?
The latest imported INE population for Belchite municipality is 1,496, for period 2023.
How has the recorded population changed in Belchite?
Across the first and latest points in the displayed INE series for Belchite municipality, recorded population changed by -3.5%. This describes the published series, not a forecast.
What net income per person is recorded for Belchite?
The latest imported INE household-income atlas value for Belchite municipality is €14,645 net income per person, for period 2023.
What is the recorded average age in Belchite?
INE records an average age of 49.6 years for Belchite municipality, for period 2023.
What is the earliest displayed Belchite population observation?
The displayed series for Belchite municipality begins at 1,550 residents in 2015. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What share of residents in Belchite is recorded as non-Spanish?
The imported INE nationality series implies a non-Spanish resident share of 11.5% for Belchite municipality, in period 2023.
What is the average household size in Belchite?
The latest imported INE figure is 2.30 people per household for Belchite municipality, for period 2023.
Property market evidence
What is the latest official sold-price snapshot for Belchite?
The current Consejo General del Notariado snapshot for Belchite municipality records €351 per square metre. It is completed-sale evidence, not an asking-price figure.
What foreign-buyer share is shown for the wider Belchite market?
Registradores reports a foreign-buyer share of 9.1% for Aragón in 2026Q2. It is regional context, not a municipality estimate.
What is the earliest displayed Belchite regional foreign-buyer share observation?
The displayed series for Aragón begins at 7.6% in 2024Q3. This is the earliest point in the current imported series, not an estimate for an earlier period.
What is the highest displayed regional foreign-buyer share point relevant to Belchite?
Within the 8 displayed observations for Aragón, the highest regional foreign-buyer share value is 9.1% in 2026Q2.
Which published period has the largest quarterly transaction count value for Belchite?
Within the 12 displayed observations for Belchite municipality, the highest quarterly transaction count value is 10 transactions in 2025Q1.
How has the registered sale-price benchmark changed around Belchite?
The displayed Registradores series for Zaragoza changed by 12.2% year on year at its latest point. This is a historical aggregate trend, not a forecast for Belchite.
How different is the latest registered sale-price benchmark point from the first one shown for Belchite?
From 2024Q3 to 2026Q2, the displayed registered sale-price benchmark value for Zaragoza province changed by 16.8%. This is a historical comparison between two published points, not a forecast.
Housing stock and registrations
How many cadastral buildings are recorded for Belchite?
Dirección General del Catastro records 1,276 buildings for Belchite municipality in the current imported extract. This is physical stock, not homes for sale.
How many dwellings are recorded for Belchite?
The current Catastro building extract records 1,045 dwellings for Belchite municipality. It should not be read as current sale inventory.
What is the average recorded build year in Belchite?
Across buildings with a recorded construction year, the Catastro extract gives an average year of 1,964 for Belchite municipality. Missing construction years are not imputed.
How many energy certificates are recorded for Belchite?
The current official administrative extract contains 313 energy certificates for Belchite municipality. Certificate count is registered coverage, not the total number of homes.
How prominent is the 1990–2009 construction band in Belchite?
The 1990–2009 band contains 200 recorded buildings for Belchite municipality, representing 15.8% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How much of the recorded Belchite building stock falls in the 2010 onward band?
The 2010 onward band contains 25 recorded buildings for Belchite municipality, representing 2.0% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
How prominent is the 1970–1989 construction band in Belchite?
The 1970–1989 band contains 248 recorded buildings for Belchite municipality, representing 19.5% of the buildings included in the displayed age distribution.
Current property inventory
How many properties are currently listed in Belchite on NLS?
The current eligible public inventory contains 0 listings for Belchite. The count excludes sold, withdrawn, expired, rejected, draft, private, off-market and feed-private records.
How to read these answers
Current listings and asking prices can change. Institutional figures update on their own publication cycles and may use municipality, province or autonomous-community scope. Compare unlike measures only after checking their stated geography and period. This page is market context, not a valuation, forecast, legal opinion or investment recommendation.