A Coruña · Galicia · CP 15061
Ortigueira
Ortigueira: living in A Coruña
Ortigueira offers 2126 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
5,384
Avg. summer temp
18.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4023 / 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~10 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,126 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.7°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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 97.0% of padrón; international residents 3.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.8% over the series; mean age 54.7; foreign residents 3.0%; 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 29.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Ortigueira in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
7.3%
16–64
54.7%
65+
38%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,501 (97.0%)
Foreign residents: 170 (3.0%)
- Portugal: 45
- Romania: 23
- United Kingdom: 20
- Uruguay: 14
- Italy: 7
- Brazil: 6
- Cuba: 6
- Venezuela: 6
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+51.8%
Province rank: # / 93 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27066 (19.5km)
250 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
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 2 km
- 02Estaca de Bares (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 19.1 km
- 03Souto da Retorta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.1 km
Day trip
- 04Lagoa e Areal de Valdoviño (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 25.9 km
- 05Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 06Costa de Dexo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 47.2 km
- 07A praia das Catedrais (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 54.8 km
- 08Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 64.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ortigueira
€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 Ortigueira you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
237
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,085
Self-employed (approx.)
353
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€6,353,932
Expenses
€6,221,680
Balance
€132,252
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Valentin Calvin Fondevila (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) · 87.6 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 114.1 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 92.4 km · 91 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 76.2 km · 65 min
Nearest city
A Coruña · 162.1 km · 139 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SENRA · 4.8 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 27.1 km · 35 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
3,666
681 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
689
128 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
325
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2126 sunshine hours
Ortigueira averages about 2126 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~30%
About 30% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ortigueira
Ortigueira is a municipality in A Coruña (Galicia) with about 3,003 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2403 €/m². Compare Ortigueira with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 15061 · CP 15061 · lat 43.6515324067219, lon -7.8289965520963705 · 203 m · Income: €28,761