A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15038
Frades
Frades: living in A Coruña
Frades offers 2202 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,117
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4825 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~46 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~38 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.7% of padrón; international residents 0.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.7% over the series; mean age 52.6; foreign residents 0.3%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,690; Natura 2000 covers about 0.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Frades in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.6
<16
8.7%
16–64
58.6%
65+
32.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,332 (99.7%)
Foreign residents: 7 (0.3%)
- Peru: 3
- Paraguay: 2
- Colombia: 1
- Venezuela: 1
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 15001 (18.3km)
259 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
67.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to A Coruña
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.3 km
- 02Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 61.7 km
- 03Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 62.3 km
- 04Penedos de Pasarela e Traba (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 62.7 km
- 05A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 72.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Frades
€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 Frades you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.9%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
886
Self-employed (approx.)
149
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,498,642
Expenses
€2,498,642
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Roberto Rey Martínez "tito" (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santiago (SCQ) · 27.5 km · 46 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (A Coruña) · 69.5 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Santiago de Compostela · 45.4 km · 43 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 50.6 km · 43 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 69.5 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CURTIS · 18.8 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Arzua · 22 km · 38 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
1,689
798 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
300
142 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
97
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
36
21 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2202 sunshine hours
Frades averages about 2202 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Frades
Frades is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 2,917 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2317 €/m². Compare Frades with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15038 · CP 15038 · lat 43.04520814552326, lon -8.277529719517515 · 117 m · Income: €39,201