A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15019
Carballo
Carballo: living in A Coruña
Carballo offers 2243 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
32,120
Avg. summer temp
18.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1072 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~40 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,243 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.5% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 2.1%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.4% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Carballo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
13.6%
16–64
62.2%
65+
24.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 30,692 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 657 (2.1%)
- Romania: 61
- Uruguay: 58
- Venezuela: 57
- Brazil: 52
- Portugal: 50
- Colombia: 48
- Senegal: 32
- China: 30
English speakers ≈ 22
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 via neighbor 15041 (9.6km)
264 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30 km
- 02Cabo Vilan (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 43.3 km
- 03Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.6 km
- 04Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 58.2 km
- 05Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 66 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carballo
€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 Carballo you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
1,563
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14,150
Self-employed (approx.)
2,397
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€33,901,336
Expenses
€33,901,336
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- B.N.
Evencio Ferrero Rodriguez (B.N.G.)
2023–2027 · Bloque Nacionalista Galego
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 39.9 km · 40 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (A Coruña) · 39.4 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 35.3 km · 30 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 36.7 km · 31 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 38.5 km · 33 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · UXES · 30.5 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Carballo · 2.8 km · 9 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
20,465
637 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,873
121 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,682
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
39
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
224
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2243 sunshine hours
Carballo averages about 2243 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93%
SETELECO reports 93% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Carballo.
About Carballo
Carballo is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,856 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2256 €/m². Compare Carballo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15019 · CP 15019 · lat 43.21259013895092, lon -8.668696509040359 · 956 m · Income: €33,105