A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15036
Ferrol
Ferrol: living in A Coruña
Ferrol offers 2160 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
64,367
Avg. summer temp
18.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2023 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 ~95 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~13 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 97.4% of padrón; international residents 2.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.2% over the series; mean age 49.5; foreign residents 2.6%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 26.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Ferrol in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.5
<16
10.8%
16–64
59.8%
65+
29.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 64,375 (97.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,690 (2.6%)
- Colombia: 193
- Morocco: 171
- Brazil: 169
- Romania: 145
- Venezuela: 105
- Portugal: 88
- Cuba: 88
- China: 76
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+51.8%
Province rank: # / 93 · 50% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 15018 (19.9km)
254 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 12 km
- 02Costa de Dexo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12 km
- 03Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.8 km
Day trip
- 04Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 34.3 km
- 05Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 55.7 km
- 06Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 57 km
- 07Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 72.8 km
- 08Cabo Vilan (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 84.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ferrol
€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 Ferrol you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
3,635
Affiliated workers (approx.)
27,168
Self-employed (approx.)
4,619
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€91,914,005
Expenses
€91,914,005
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jose Manuel Rey Varela (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 54.3 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 128 km · 95 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 59.1 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 26.2 km · 22 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 128.8 km · 104 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · FERROL · 7.6 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mougá · 2.6 km · 13 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
37,342
580 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,477
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,077
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
87
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
64
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2160 sunshine hours
Ferrol averages about 2160 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 26.2 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Riazor (A Coruña), about 26.2 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~26%
About 26% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ferrol
Ferrol is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,915 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2315 €/m². Compare Ferrol with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15036 · CP 15036 · lat 43.50983916186871, lon -8.270388831938174 · 115 m · Income: €32,592