Lugo · Galicia · CP 27004
Baleira
Baleira: living in Lugo
Baleira offers 2244 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,093
Avg. summer temp
17.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#5224 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.2/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 684 €/m²; cost of living at 31% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.9/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~100 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,244 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.6/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 51% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.6% over the series; mean age 56.5; foreign residents 2.0%; property prices +4.8% 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~973; Natura 2000 covers about 5.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Baleira in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.5
<16
5.8%
16–64
54.2%
65+
40%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,216 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 25 (2.0%)
- Brazil: 6
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Portugal: 1
- Peru: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€684
Flats €/m²
629 €
Houses €/m²
739 €
6-year change
+32.5%
Province rank: # / 67 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 27018 (14.9km)
264 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
50.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Lugo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.3 km
- 02Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 35.9 km
- 03Ría de Ribadeo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 49.5 km
- 04Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 62.9 km
- 05Fragas do Eume (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Baleira
€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 Baleira you pay €139 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
SEPE unemployed
19
Affiliated workers (approx.)
423
Self-employed (approx.)
71
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,502,807
Expenses
€1,471,707
Balance
€31,100
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Angel Enrique Martinez-Puga Lopez (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) · 126.2 km · 100 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 52.8 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE A Coruña · 126.4 km · 101 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 139.6 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Lugo · 38.9 km · 33 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PEDRELO-CÉLTIGOS · 37.1 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Baralla · 22.6 km · 19 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
921
843 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
265
242 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
4
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2244 sunshine hours
Baleira averages about 2244 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€684/m²
Asking prices around €684 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Rural tax incentives
Galicia offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 8% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Baleira
Baleira is a municipality in Lugo (Galicia) with about 423 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2523 €/m². Compare Baleira with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 27004 · CP 27004 · lat 43.04264998121732, lon -7.214835868128076 · 323 m · Income: €30,228