A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15018
A Capela
A Capela: living in A Coruña
A Capela offers 2160 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,165
Avg. summer temp
18.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3635 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~46 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,160 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 69% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.0% over the series; mean age 52.6; foreign residents 1.5%; property prices +7.2% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.7/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~439; Natura 2000 covers about 30.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.5 km).
Place location
A Capela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.6
<16
9%
16–64
59.3%
65+
31.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,214 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 18 (1.5%)
- Portugal: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Italy: 1
- Romania: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Brazil: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+51.8%
Province rank: # / 93 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (43.44, -8.04)
254 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
69.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.5 km
- 02Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 19.2 km
- 03Costa de Dexo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.4 km
Day trip
- 04Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 27 km
- 05Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 40.5 km
- 06Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 47.7 km
- 07A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 72 km
- 08Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 79.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · A Capela
€3,752
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€526
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,116
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In A Capela you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
46
Affiliated workers (approx.)
491
Self-employed (approx.)
83
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,595,000
Expenses
€1,595,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Manuel Meizoso Lopez (PSDEG-PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Dos Socialistas de Galicia-Psoe
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 45.2 km · 46 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 96.1 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 50.1 km · 48 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 41.9 km · 36 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 119.7 km · 95 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CABANAS · 15.8 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 16.2 km · 25 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
911
782 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
118
101 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
132
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
7
6 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
6
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2160 sunshine hours
A Capela averages about 2160 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~30%
About 30% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About A Capela
A Capela is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,855 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2255 €/m². Compare A Capela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15018 · CP 15018 · lat 43.444947142345065, lon -8.041097666106538 · 955 m · Income: €38,972