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Escudo de Villa Alegre

Villa Alegre

Región del MauleFounded 189118.036 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024188 km² of area96 inh./km²$9.652M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
28%
18th that buys most through direct contracting
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Population
+9,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
13,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 291st highest of 346
Finance
$535 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 173 of 346
Finance
80,71%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Economy
1.068
construction jobs · Investment in the pipeline would promise
Finance
85th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

21 Squares and green areas
13 Schools
12 Health centers
3 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Fire stations
1 Pharmacies

Villa Alegre es una comuna y ciudad de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Linares, de la Región del Maule, en la zona central de Chile. Se ubica a 34 kilómetros al sur de Talca, 10 km al sur de San Javier y a 21 km al norte de Linares. Fue fundada el 22 de diciembre de 1891 y tiene, aproximadamente, 16.000 habitantes. Forma parte del distrito electoral N°18 (Diputados), y pertenece a la 9° circunscripción senatorial.

Introductory text from Wikipedia, bajo licencia CC BY-SA.

Liveability index · EIU style

51.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#130 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health61
Culture and environment44
Education46
Infrastructure69
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

AP
Arturo Palma V.
INDEPENDIENTE
5.441
votes (41.97%)
15.139
Electoral roll
90,62%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
AP
Arturo Palma V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
5.441
votes
PB
Pablo Benito Fuentes Vallejos
2021-2024 · IND
1.568
votes
AD
Arturo del Carmen Palma Vilches
2008-2012 · PPD
4.595
votes
AP
Arturo Palma Vilches
2004-2008 · PPD
4.449
votes
AP
Arturo Palma Vilches
2000-2004 · PPD
2.473
votes
MM
Manuel Muñoz Bastias
1996-2000 · PRSD
2.142
votes
MR
Manuel Rodríguez Arellano
1992-1996 · PPD
695
votes

SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

LA
Luis Alegria A.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
905
votes
CV
Cesar Vallejos Y.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
841
votes
JR
Justo Rebolledo A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
676
votes
EB
Eduardo Bustamante M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
608
votes
LO
Luis Orellana R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
558
votes
MP
Maria Pacheco B.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
413
votes

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
213
Highly complex
42
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20243061311
202299
201788194820
201686174424

CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations

Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)

  • LS
    Luzlinares S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • I
    Intersocial
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • BC
    Beereaders Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2026
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IE
    Imex Estado Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2026
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • PC
    Pacifico Cable SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • OS
    Optimiza Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • CT
    Cerámicas Toro
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CS
    Crecic S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CD
    Clínica de Salud Integral S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • Ab
    Ars Buildings SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
and 112 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

15.214
inhabitants
18.159
inhabitants
20022025

How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+20%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
19.983
+4% vs. 2035 (19.255)
Over 60 · 2050
42,38%
32,59% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)89,14 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment65 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)532,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)535,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo17.919 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)13,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,69 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 40 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
19.024
10.554 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.838
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
5.105
Elderly (60+)4.67225%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.01821%
Foreign nationals1251%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3412%
People with moderate/severe dependency2501%
Single-person households5.31350%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.230
14 schools
Students per teacher
7,7
288 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
82,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 91%Private subsidized 9%
Pass rate
97%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,92%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
19.356
107% of the population
Doctors employed
29
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 174Contract staff: 61Fee contracts: 99
Primary-care medical visits · per year
14.780
62.419
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.121
803
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (19.325 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Villa Alegre (Villa Alegre)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal14.42364%
Posta de Salud Rural EstaciónRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.27170%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Loma de las TortillasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.23966%
Posta de Salud Rural PutagánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal76072%
Posta de Salud Rural Lagunillas ( Villa Alegre )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal66967%
Posta de Salud Rural PeñuelasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal49267%
Posta de Salud Rural EsperanzaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal47173%

FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $7.379.707.000 ($381.262/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.732.773.000Municipal contribution: $31.186.000

Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA

Indigenous population
661
3.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche61292.6%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
50
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
330
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
121
Sports
40
For the elderly
21
Cultural
5
Social and aid
4
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

2 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
FSFM STUDIOFM94.7 FM
NNARANJAFM105.9 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
194
1,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
56 people · 29% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
56 Venezuela
38 Bolivia
28 Argentina
18 Colombia

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
291
4,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
162
10.540 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
292
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
809
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
31
paid · 2015–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

13.437homes · by type (2017)
House
6.676 · 97.8%
House
6.581 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
103 · 1.5%
Other private
34 · 0.5%
Other private
14 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
11 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
10 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
67%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.337 · 57.6%
Provided for work
499 · 12.3%
Rented
423 · 10.4%
Free of charge
411 · 10.1%
Owned, being paid off
387 · 9.5%

Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.651.927.000
Own revenue
$1.351.945.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.657.780.000
59% of the total
State transfers
$1.824.272.000
19% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$770.214.000
$9.651.927.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.0%
14.6%
20.7%
34.4%
Property tax$364.500.000
Business licenses$197.063.000
Vehicle permits$279.504.000
Cleaning fees$45.166.000
Other own revenue$465.712.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.6%
37.5%
26.9%
Municipal$9.651.927.000
Education$10.145.253.000
Health$7.284.411.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.166.475.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$172.017.000
$1.351.945.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$512.327.000
$5.657.780.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$20.410.000
$1.824.272.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.796.146.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.109.710.000
Execution rate
92.2%
Unexecuted: $686.436.000
Medium execution: it executed 92.2%. Left unspent: $686.436.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$750.283.000
$8.109.710.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

81.7%
18.0%
Internal management$6.624.038.000
Community services$1.461.043.000
Social programs$11.971.000
Municipal activities$12.658.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$7.379.707.00091.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.145.367.00026.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.072.560.00025.6%
Transfers to education$850.000.00010.5%
Electricity (facilities)$686.784.0008.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$478.938.0005.9%
Investment (works and projects)$277.189.0003.4%
Water (facilities)$134.068.0001.7%
Councillor stipends$71.164.0000.9%
Transfers to health$63.349.0000.8%
Travel allowances$9.930.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$1.173.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

26.5%
25.6%
48.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.145.367.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.072.560.000
Others$3.891.783.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

33.5%
24.1%
35.1%
Permanent staff$1.132.864.000
Contract staff$814.168.000
Fee contracts$198.335.000
Labor Code$51.207.000
Community progs.$1.188.055.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.2%
48.8%
Permanent staff44
Contract staff42
Total: 86 staffWomen: 54.6%Professionalization: 32.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.191.727/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.806.714/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $277.189.000 (3.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $71.164.000Travel allowances: $9.930.000Commissions and representation: $1.173.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $478.938.000Electricity: $686.784.000Water: $134.068.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

168
83
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

275
153
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$40.936.993.052
Purchase orders
31.976

Purchase-order amount · trend

$687.090.667
$1.874.394.354
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Pereira e Hijos Limitada$1.876.167.2296
Servap S.A.$1.490.579.9631
Constructora Ruben Galdames Moreno S.P.A.$1.459.244.35525
Constructora Santa Sofia SpA$945.648.73225
El Naranjo$699.382.825192
Starco S a$684.143.1604
C y G Inversiones SpA$627.797.89614
Copec S.A.$623.142.009240

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Direct award discretionary$776.919.48641%
Tender $472.179.34225%
Agile Purchase $390.850.45921%
Framework Agreement $234.445.06713%

Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)

Registered companies
1.357
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.646

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.1%
13.2%
22.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)843 companies
Small (≤25k UF)179 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info309 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Vina del Pedregal SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2330
Constructora Apolo SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2234
Agricola e Inmobiliaria Gemaipa LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1573
Vina Tinajas del Maule LimtadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1142
Soc Comercial el Naranjo LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 286
Curapau SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 249
Full-Agro SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 28
Comercializadora del Carmen SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 22
Soc Agric. Ganad. For. y Transp. Sta Javiera Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2
Mayser SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 167

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
5
US$ 207 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 14 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
1.068
+ 45 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
123
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Baipás TalcaEIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review371553
Parque Eólico El ParrónEIAInversiones Bosquemar SpAUnder Review280750
Loteo Viña Alameda - Loteo Lomas de la ViñaDIASociedad Constructora Nuevos Aires Under Review53674
Construcción de Nuevos Puentes en los Subsectores C y D del Sector 1 -EIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review29,878474
Parque Fotovoltaico Villa AlegreDIAParque Solar Villa Alegre SpAApproved1156
Proyecto Centro de Manejo de Residuos Piedra LargaEIAInversiones y Servicios Inser S.A.Under Review1035
Proyecto Ampliación Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Villa AlegDIANuevosur S.A.Approved3,35367

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
35 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Los RuilesNational Reserveat 58.5 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

58
Species
28
Flora
30
Fauna
20
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

2 Wetlands · 1 urban · 226 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban214 /14.249
HPU-07-07Estero Trapiche12

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 6 projects totaling US$ 23 million, approved between 2009 and 2022. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 11 M · 2022
Parque Solar Villa Alegre SpAParque Fotovoltaico Villa Alegre
Real estate1 project · US$ 11 M · 2009
Constructora e Inmobiliaria Independencia S. A.Declaración de Impacto Ambiental Proyecto Don Jorge (e-seia)
Others4 projects · US$ 1 M · 2013–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Luz Linares
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 31.4 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
104 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Viña Saavedra LimitadaRILES VIÑA SAAVEDRAAgroindustry104

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
5
Historic monuments
4
Heritage zones
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS -VILLA ALEGREPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into río loncomilla
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 5.551 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
12
Area affected
25 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
116 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
16
At high or very high risk
13
5 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
8
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,21°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
835 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
36
projection: +26 days
Frost days
13

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
997
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.528
Police cases · trend
790
997
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1821.009
Threats168932
Property damage134743
Weapons-related crimes69383
Burglary of an uninhabited place65360
Crimes and offenses under the arms law65360
Minor injuries54299
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces53294
Larceny47261
Burglary of an inhabited place42233
Robbery with violence or intimidation1689
Drug-related crimes1689

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
41
Guards and inspectors
5
1 per 3.607 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
41
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
107
Deaths
5
27,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
87
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4
2 pedestrians killed

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.