A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15021
Carral
Carral: living in A Coruña
Carral offers 2202 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
6,840
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1422 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~16 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,202 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.1% over the series; mean age 45.9; foreign residents 3.3%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~400; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.3 km).
Place location
Carral in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.9
<16
14%
16–64
62.6%
65+
23.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,198 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 210 (3.3%)
- Venezuela: 33
- Peru: 32
- Portugal: 26
- Poland: 10
- Italy: 9
- Senegal: 9
- Brazil: 8
- Colombia: 8
English speakers ≈ 5
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 15001 (5.3km)
259 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Costa de Dexo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.7 km
Day trip
- 02Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.8 km
- 03Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 45.2 km
- 04Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 54.9 km
- 05Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 62.7 km
- 06Cabo Vilan (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 68.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carral
€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 Carral you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
231
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,048
Self-employed (approx.)
514
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€5,828,417
Expenses
€4,745,115
Balance
€1,083,302
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AV
Francisco Javier Gestal Pose (AV)
2023–2027 · Alternativa Dos Veciños
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 12.2 km · 16 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (A Coruña) · 77.4 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 22.8 km · 22 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 24 km · 21 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 57 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CAMBRE · 10 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · A Ponte Lago · 0.1 km · 1 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
4,224
618 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
813
119 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
452
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
43
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2202 sunshine hours
Carral averages about 2202 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 24 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Riazor (A Coruña), about 24 km by road.
About Carral
Carral is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,879 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2279 €/m². Compare Carral with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15021 · CP 15021 · lat 43.21203456863792, lon -8.360058108029088 · 979 m · Income: €36,693