A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15020
Carnota
Carnota: living in A Coruña
Carnota offers 2270 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,780
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3995 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 ~36 min; airport ~111 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,270 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 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 99.0% of padrón; international residents 1.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.6% over the series; mean age 54.7; foreign residents 1.0%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 51.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Carnota in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
7.4%
16–64
53.8%
65+
38.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,919 (99.0%)
Foreign residents: 38 (1.0%)
- United Kingdom: 6
- Peru: 5
- Germany: 3
- Italy: 3
- Brazil: 3
- Venezuela: 3
- Colombia: 2
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
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 15067 (27.5km)
267 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 27.2 km
- 02Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29 km
- 03Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 29 km
- 04Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 34.1 km
- 05Cabo Vilan (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 35.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carnota
€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 Carnota you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
143
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,443
Self-employed (approx.)
244
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,947,695
Expenses
€4,947,695
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Juan Manuel Saborido Rama (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) · 122.1 km · 111 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (A Coruña) · 42.3 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 64 km · 84 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 109.1 km · 93 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 45.1 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CATOIRA · 49 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Cee · 19.2 km · 16 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
2,313
612 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
249
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
172
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2270 sunshine hours
Carnota averages about 2270 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~51%
About 51% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Carnota
Carnota is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,878 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2278 €/m². Compare Carnota with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15020 · CP 15020 · lat 42.84563198217117, lon -9.1019178326764 · 978 m · Income: €29,587