A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15002
Ames
Ames: living in A Coruña
Ames offers 2178 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
33,276
Avg. summer temp
18°C
Best place to buy a house
#165 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~29 min; airport ~48 min; Renfe ~18 min; coach ~7 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,178 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.9% of padrón; international residents 5.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.5% over the series; mean age 41.8; foreign residents 5.1%; property prices +7.2% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.1/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 1.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Ames in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.8
<16
16.9%
16–64
69.7%
65+
13.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 30,167 (94.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,626 (5.1%)
- Venezuela: 295
- Brazil: 229
- Portugal: 171
- Italy: 99
- Dominican Republic: 99
- Colombia: 97
- Argentina: 76
- Cuba: 71
English speakers ≈ 34
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+51.8%
Province rank: # / 93 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 15007 (11.8km)
256 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 31.6 km
- 02A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 39.2 km
- 03Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43 km
- 04Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 43.5 km
- 05Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ames
€4,514
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€236
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€354
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Ames you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
1,160
Affiliated workers (approx.)
16,525
Self-employed (approx.)
2,783
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€27,815,349
Expenses
€27,461,776
Balance
€353,573
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Jose Blas Garcia Piñeiro (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 Santiago (SCQ) · 33 km · 48 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (A Coruña) · 18.6 km · 29 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 11.1 km · 19 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 76.1 km · 65 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 16 km · 14 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA-DANIEL CASTELAO · 10.5 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Autocares Rías Baixas · 3.8 km · 7 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
16,841
506 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,771
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,578
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
39
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2178 sunshine hours
Ames averages about 2178 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 87.4%
SETELECO reports 87.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Ames
Ames is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,818 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2218 €/m². Compare Ames with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15002 · CP 15002 · lat 42.890999827575186, lon -8.646175819074326 · 918 m · Income: €38,343